Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 35

Lizetta glared at him; her almond–shaped eyes almost popped, “Can’t you tell that I’m talking about taking gunpowder?”

Remington raised an eyebrow, “If you’re so full of fire, just don’t blow me up with you.”

Lizetta was fuming, but the head nurse couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

Worried she might shake and hurt Remington further, Lizetta quickly told her, “Easy does

It.”

The head nurse, a woman in her forties, couldn’t help but smile at Lizetta and said, “You’re all bark and no bite, sweetie. Relax, I’m a pro. Won’t hurt your boyfriend. Besides, he’s a big boy, can’t he handle a little scratch?”

By then, Remington’s sleeve was cut open, revealing his wound.

It was a good ten centimeters long cut, with his skin peeled back, which was quite bloody

to behold.

Lizetta’s heart clenched, and she bit her lip. “That looks pretty bad, how can you say it’s nothing? Nurse, please, no more chatting.”

She was more nervous than the head nurse, and even more than the injured Remington.

The head nurse found it amusing, while Remington, somewhat resigned, reached out with. his uninjured hand and clasped Lizetta’s neck from behind.

With his warm touch, Lizetta was pulled into his chest, with her forehead against his heart. She couldn’t see anything, and Remington’s voice came from above, tinged with. laughter, “It’ll be over soon.”

“Oh.”

Lizetta nestled in his arms, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat, and for some reason, she felt a tinge of sourness in her nose.

didn’t move, and the nurse

to stitch

heard about stitching, she anxiously tried to lift her head,

“Don’t move.”

soften again, and Remington nodded at

she’s always been a drama queen, sorry for

worked skillfully; after finishing the stitching and applying medicine, she

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and said with a smile, “You’re lucky, having a girlfriend who cares

thumb brushed her earlobe,

“She’s my wife.”

head nurse was a bit surprised, mainly because

Remington, she stood up and pulled down her mask

roping her in

and Remington let go of Lizetta. She looked

looked down, meeting her smiling eyes, whose curving

His tone

implying you’re robbing the

pursed his lips, thinking that the point of the nurse’s comment was to take good care of her, yet she sure

down, brushing his nose

and filled it with a palpable

stiffened, “What are you doing?”

despite

how tender this grass is.”

and annoyed, pushed him away.

ruffled Lizetta’s hair, “Stop fussing. I asked Cedric to tidy up for you.