Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

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.

servants had cleared the yard of broken branches and fallen leaves early on; the storm had left no

friends early in the morning. After Lizetta had breakfast and was. about to

and maybe give him a hand. I’ve got an art exhibition to

got stuff to do

before she could finish

Joseph is so fond of you. If you’re too heartless to care for him when he’s sick, fine, but you can’t even do this small favor? Who do

came in to say the car was ready, and

handed Lizetta the tablet, and she went upstairs to print Joseph’s

that just as she entered the hospital building,

shoulder, spilling contents everywhere, and a document fluttered

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looked down and immediately saw the words “pregnancy

picked it up, and stared hard at the name

approximately 6 weeks

over a month,

said quickly, snatching the

her, her mind going blank, her lips trembling, her

the child Remington’s?”

her expression one of tender sweetness, with

of this child. He even named

for his and

in Evelina’s fallen right into his heart? How romantic

she had a lump of iron stuck

I’m not the type to force a marriage by pregnancy. I know Remi is a responsible man. I’m not greedy; his love and our baby

casually brushing the jade bracelet on

chest with grit, pain making it hard to maintain any facade of

enough to send him out

pregnant.

heirloom bracelet, accepting her as his wife

still angry about something from four