Chapter 24
In bed, Lizetta opened her eyes, gazing into the void outside the window.
In fact, she had squinted just a moment ago and seen it was a message from Evelina’s agent, April
She didn’t try to make him stay, knowing it was futile.
She had tried before; the scars on her feet hadn’t even healed yet, so why bring shame upon herself again?
Downstairs, the roar of a car sounded. Lizetta flipped off the covers and climbed out of bed, walking to the window.
The rain that had been holding back all night now poured down in torrents, and a black sedan sliced through the mist and vanished up the mountain road.
That was the romantic rush of the man she loved towards another woman.
Liar.
He tricked her into believing he was there when he was not.
Lizetta turned and went to the dance studio, which Remington had personally prepared for her when she was a child, complete with the best soundproofing equipment.
She chose a powerful song, violently ripping her skirt and collar as she spun wildly.
She danced with wild abandon. After taking a shower, she climbed back into bed. Though her body was exhausted, she still tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
The bed was imbued with the scent of a man, making her restless.
Lizetta picked up her phone, it was past 2 a.m.
Her stomach churned; the bitter taste of medicine stirred up again.
Why should she feel this miserable, while that dog of a man was out meeting his mistress, living it up?
Lizetta opened her search engine, typed in “infertility,” used Remington’s phone number to leave messages asking for advice, and finally curled up with a blanket on the sofa and fell asleep.
The next morning, the storm had stopped, the wind and rain had ceased.
cleared the yard of broken branches and fallen leaves early on; the storm had left no trace.
out to meet friends early in the morning. After Lizetta had breakfast and was. about
and maybe give him a hand. I’ve got an
stuff to
cut off before she could finish as Hanna impatiently interrupted.
thing could you possibly have, you big idler? Come on, Joseph is so fond of you. If you’re too heartless to care for
the car was ready, and Hanna
tablet, and she went upstairs to
did not expect that just as she entered
her shoulder, spilling contents everywhere, and
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immediately saw the
and stared
Evelina, approximately 6 weeks
been just over a month, around the time Remington was
quickly, snatching the pregnancy
stared at her, her mind going blank, her lips
the child
back to April to put away, her expression one of tender sweetness, with
really fond of this child. He even named the baby ‘Evangeline.‘ Sounds nice, doesn’t
that was a gift for his and Evelina’s
Evelina’s fallen right into his heart? How
had a lump of iron stuck in her throat,
know Remi is a responsible
contently, her left hand casually brushing the jade bracelet on her
felt like a blade had sliced through her, filling her chest with grit, pain making it hard to maintain any facade
wonder a single message was enough to send him out into the rainy night–it
pregnant.
already given Evelina the Dashiell family heirloom bracelet, accepting her as his wife
about something from four years
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