Chapter 21
Over the past two years, though Hanna knew full well that Remington never came home, she still kept feeding her those bitter tonic brews that were supposed to help with childbirth, just to torment her.
Lizetta, in love with Remington, wanted to manage their marriage and her relationship with her mother–in–law well, enduring everything that came her way.
Now that Remington was the one being fed the soup, Lizetta couldn’t care less.
She turned her head away, pretending not to see.
Remington immediately received a “useless thing” look from Fiona.
Remington couldn’t help but chuckle, “Alright, Grandma, I’ll drink it all, making sure not a drop is wasted–your kind intentions are not in vain.”
He was talking to the old lady, but his eyes never left Lizetta, biting off his words with a hint of something
more.
Lizetta felt a shiver down her spine under his gaze, thinking to herself that Remington and Hanna were truly mother and son.
—-
Caught between their glares, it felt like being between ice and fire at the same time she couldn’t even taste a thing she ate.
That evening, as Remington pushed the bedroom door open, he saw Lizetta standing in front of the wardrobe.
She slammed the wardrobe shut, looking overly startled.
Remington’s eyes narrowed slightly as he stepped forward.
a lover hiding
reached for the handle, but Lizetta, freaked out, held it
overreaction just made it seem more as though there
and her feeble attempt to stop him was utterly futile. The wardrobe
skimpy lingerie, pajamas, and some unexpectedly racy
flushed, “I
the old house before; Lizetta hadn’t expected that this time she came back,
tried to shut the wardrobe, Remington held the doors
bath without taking anything, or expecting me to bring
go find my old
that
you really
prepared by the old lady, all set
annoyed, glared at
let the old lady go to such lengths?
probably knew what she was thinking; his handsome face was cold, his deep eyes
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wear is all
his disinterest
is the first time I’ve seen someone
and stormed into the bathroom, slamming
changing, Lizetta looked at herself in the mirror and frowned. The piece she had chosen, although it had the most
it covered all the necessary places, anyway. Such attire might be provocative to some, but Remington was
that Remington was frigid, feeling morally
About Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption - Chapter 21
Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption is the best current series of the author Lizetta. With the below Chapter 21 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 21 and update the next chapters of this series at booktrk.com