Illusion

It hadn’t been two minutes after Raymond stormed out in anger, Lisa’s phone rang. She looked at the caller ID with a wry, dry laugh. It wasn’t like she wasn’t expecting her father to call after the video of her rejecting Raymond’s apology in front of thousands of people.

“Hello, Dad.” She greeted dryly. What came after was exactly what she had expected.

“If you have plans of ruining your life, don’t you dare drag our entire family into it!” He bellowed from the other side of the phone.

“Calm down, Dad. I was just trying to teach him a lesson.”

“A lesson? In front of hundreds of cameras? Have you even seen the front page? Do you know where this may land us if the entire world knew your marriage was arranged?! Do you have any idea what would happen if the Norths decide to end this marriage and withdraw their support?!”

She sighed, why did she look like the bad guy when it was obviously Raymond who cheated on her?! “Do you realize what you are saying, father? He cheated on me! Am