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 quickly disinfected the wound.

stitch this

anxiously tried to lift her head, but his big

“Don’t move.”

Lizetta soften again, and

drama queen,

head nurse worked skillfully; after finishing the

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gauze from a colleague and said with a smile, “You’re lucky, having a girlfriend who cares about you so much.

again, and Remington’s thumb brushed

“She’s my wife.”

a bit surprised, mainly because Lizetta looked just like

finished bandaging Remington, she stood up and pulled down her mask

cherish her, roping her

her assistant left, and Remington let go of Lizetta. She looked up at him with a barely

down, meeting her smiling eyes, whose

so funny?” His tone softened.

nurse was implying you’re robbing the cradle, didn’t

comment was to take good care of her, yet she sure knew how to pick up

leaned down, brushing his nose against Lizetta’s.

space and filled it with a palpable tension.

stiffened, “What are you doing?”

voice trembled despite her

tender this

annoyed, pushed him

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