Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 19

Those tender gazes, endearing touches, and lingering words, almost whispered as if from a lover.

It was all that Lizetta had ever dreamed of.

Her mouth was parched, her tongue bound with anxiety.

Her heart felt enveloped in warm water, soothing and inviting, irresistibly so.

But this sudden euphoria was as fleeting as bubbles in the mist, she cannot grasp it.

She bit her lip, wrestling with her fears, too terrified to speak up, thinking that there might be doom await her.

Seeing this, Fiona nudged Remington.

“It’s all due to you! Always gallivanting around, neglecting Liz. You must promise to be home every day from now on and treat Liz correctly! Otherwise, you don’t deserve her forgiveness.”

Lizetta’s fingers writhed with nervousness, but finally, she mustered her courage to glance up at Remington.

Would he assent?

With a subtle upward curl of his lips, Remington acquiesced, “Yes, yes, I’ll do as you say.”

The old lady nodded in content and turned to Lizetta, “Well, girl?”

The man also turned his attention toward Lizetta, scrutinizing her countenance.

A sour sensation filled her heart, but she couldn’t resist.

“Okay.”

Fiona then chortled with joy, intertwining Lizetta’s and Remington’s hands.

can be at peace. I’m just anticipating the day when I’ll hold

room with servants bustling around, Lizetta tried to slip her hand out

firm. She looked

I’ll help you move your stuff back

she had agreed to granny, Lizetta decided to

She nodded, “Okay.”

looked deeply into her eyes, and he

made Lizetta’s heart flutter, and she said,

“Alright, go ahead.”

didn’t emerge until dinner was ready.

then, Remington and Nathan were talking in the upstairs study. Fiona asked her to go call them

Lizetta was about to knock but realized it was slightly ajar.

personal image is linked to the company’s. We can’t risk any stock market turbulence now! You can spoil Evelina all you want behind closed doors, but now is not the time for a divorce. After this period, you can

doing, just

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froze at Remington’s detached reply. He hadn’t clarified the

know what I’m

pulling out all stops to keep her? Solely for the company’s image, and she had foolishly fell for

legs weakened, and she

shattered, pieced back together, lifted and then crushed, beyond any hope of

composing herself to head downstairs, only to realize she was standing outside Lucian

to become a professional racer. When his family

been locked, but now the

inside, when her phone rang. It was

1. up.

was accepted, Master Dories will personally interview you