Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 17

Lizetta frantically waved her hands, “Grandma Fiona, you got it all wrong. I just caught a chill and got some stomach reflux these past couple of days. I just got tested the day before yesterday; definitely not pregnant. Remington knows.”

Fiona, clinging to hope, immediately whipped her head around to look at Remington, who nodded, “She’s not

pregnant.”

The old lady’s face darkened, and the hand patting Remington’s arm turned into a fierce pinch.

“A man can be all high–flying in his career, but if he can’t take care of his wife, can’t have kids, he’s good for nothing! Tell me, you’re hardly ever home, leaving your lovely wife to fend for herself. What’s the point of having you around?”

Only Fiona could talk to Remington that way; the man looked helpless.

“Lizetta and I are still young; we’re not rushing to have kids.”

“You’re almost thirty; how can you not be in a hurry? I’m back this time, and I won’t rest until I see you two make a baby!”

She laid down the law, “Tonight, you and Liz are moving back to the family house, and you better get busy making that baby!”

“Alright, alright, will do,” Remington agreed.

“What about you, Liz?”

Fiona was pushing for a baby in front of the kid, and Lizetta blushed with embarrassment, worried that the old lady would add more, so she quickly nodded.

“I’ll definitely go back to keep you company, Grandma Fiona.”

Lizetta also wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Fiona about her plans to divorce and study abroad.

evening, Lizetta stepped out of Tempo Dance Studio and

the door, and slid into

from his paperwork,

was just a part–time teacher, and being seen getting into a luxury car could cause unnecessary trouble. Besides, there were two instances before when she took his car to work, and two

no one knew she was Mrs. Dashiell. The one who should be kept out of

“We’re getting divorced, and I don’t want any complications.”

picked up the document beside him, and

the divorce. Quit your part–time job; come back to work for the company. I’ll pretend your little rebellion these past days never

bustling around, his work

up the

back to

past year, she was willing to do the grunt work at the company because she still had feelings for him. and

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She was tired.

I’m not as you say, that I couldn’t live without the Dashiell

fine is being a lousy dance teacher? Even when you break your leg through dancing, can you afford a necklace?” Remington’s gaze swept over the woman’s

pain. Silly woman, she was just asking

Lizetta feel choked up. She thought back to the phone call she got

was from the Dashiell Group’s entertainment company, offering 200 grand for her new song to be used as the opening piece for Evelina’s solo

her parents shelling out money, and even Remington was backing her dreams to the hilt, while she was

I can live without jewelry. Can’t

he tried to hold on to her, she was still set on divorcing. An icy chill surrounded the man