Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 38

Lizetta was already on the brink of divorce, and now someone was throwing cash her way. There was no way she’d say no to that.

The moment Lizetta pocketed the dough, whether she went through with the divorce or not, Remington couldn’t stand having wool pulled over his eyes. It was like she was planting a thorn right in his heart.

Elara shook her head, “Let’s talk back in the car.”

Evelina’s heart sank in an instant. She thought that with Lizetta’s soft spot for Elara, the old “motherly love” card, there was no way Lizetta could turn her down.

What an ungrateful snake! As the car started moving, Evelina’s tears started flowing like a waterfall, and she threw herself into Elara’s arms.

“Mom, I don’t care that Lizetta got mad, slapped me, all of that jazz. But my belly’s getting bigger by the day, and Remington, still hung up on Fiona, won’t get a divorce.

How can I bear to have my child be the talk of the town? I had a rough enough childhood; I don’t want my baby to be born into this cruel world.”

Elara’s heart was shattered, and she patted Evelina trying to comfort her, “Don’t you worry I’m gonna make sure you get what you want.”

After she sent Evelina to her hospital room and made sure she was asleep, Elara stepped out and made a call, her voice light, “Fancy grabbing a coffee when you’re free?”

Night fell.

Fresh out of the shower, Lizetta counted her stash of cash again, furrowing her brow. As hard as she was hustling, saving money for regular folks was like watching paint dry. She was always spending more than she was saving.

grand. Who’d have thought

was feeling a bit down in the dumps, thinking, actually trading in that dirtbag for 500 grand didn’t seem like such a bad

the hay after tidying up her

had already knocked out, and Lizetta, not wanting to wake her, quickly answered the phone and headed

an infected wound and seems to be running a fever. I’m sent out of town and can’t make it back. Could you please rush

It was Cedric,

She’ll

phone. Mrs. Dashiell, please, go check on him. Nobody’s answering his cell either; he might have passed out

too. She tried calling Edith and

As she stepped into the foyer, the villa

the wrong address, that

went upstairs, pushed open the bedroom door, and there was a nightlight on. Remington was propped up against the headboard, eyes closed, not sure if he was

or not.

relief and hurried over. The moment her hand

were still tightly shut, his handsome face slightly

let anyone touch him even in his sleep, huh? Lizetta chuckled to herself, tried to pull away, but

go,” she touched his face with

hand comforted him, Remington nuzzled into her palm

to Lizetta, but then she remembered Elara’s words about it taking two to tango, and she was tempted to slap

closer, her voice soft, “It’s mom, sweetie. Say ‘mom‘, and I’ll go get