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.

and saw a familiar luxury car parked by the

slid into the

up from his paperwork, “Am I that unpresentable?”

cause unnecessary trouble. Besides, there were two instances before when she took his car to work, and two

no one knew she

divorced, and I don’t

chuckled, picked up the document beside him, and tossed it

don’t agree to the divorce. Quit your part–time job; come back to work for the company. I’ll pretend your little

bustling around, his work efficiency dropped.

domineering, and Lizetta, infuriated, picked up the

she go back to work

work at the company because she still had feelings for him. and wanted to make their

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Chapter 17

She was tired.

not as you say, that I couldn’t live

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

foot was propped up, likely in pain.

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

for her new song to be used as the

her dreams to the

to dance! I can live without jewelry. Can’t I

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