Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 9

Remington looked up, his gaze icy cold.

“I don’t have time for your make–believe games. Take it back.”

“I’m serious.”

Remington tossed the pen he was holding without a hint of emotion. The steel pen clattered on the desk, striking a chord in Lizetta’s heart.

“Divorce reasons, huh? Bad breath and azoospermia? You know spreading rumors comes with consequences,” his voice was chilly.

Lizetta felt a twinge of guilt about this, her eyelashes fluttering slightly.

“I didn’t start those rumors. I’ve spelled out the reasons for the divorce clearly.”

Remington flipped through the papers, his eyes landing on the annotated reasons for divorce, his look growing even colder.

“Huh, care to explain what ‘no love, no sex, a marriage in name only‘ means?”

Lizetta pressed her lips, “Just stating the facts.”

Remington stood up, his long legs taking him around the desk. His towering presence forced Lizetta to sidestep until her lower back was pressed against the solid desk.

easily cornered her with nowhere to retreat. He

was the man last night who made you moan non–stop, the one you clung to, begging him not to leave?”

brought tears to Lizetta’s eyes. The more fiery the start, the more

who’s good to go once every three years should shout about his sex life through a megaphone?”

an exception, and besides, her husband wouldn’t

Remington’s forehead; this woman dared to mock his manhood. Her pushing only fueled his anger further. He gripped

willow branch against the desk, her hair spilling across it. This position caused Lizetta’s chest to

voice was cold, “I had no idea you were so needy. Who are you planning to find to satisfy

his long limb. His legs were like iron bars, and Lizetta couldn’t break free, accidentally brushing against something she shouldn’t have and freezing

divorce, and Remington was getting a reaction.

was red–faced

you’ve been scheming for? You

pale; he had always blamed her.

I truly didn’t know what happened.”

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was convinced she had betrayed his trust, and she was at a loss for

felt as if she was back on that morning, waking up to his fury and his piercing words.