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 Mrs. Dashiell would be scraping by

feeling a bit down in the dumps, thinking, actually trading in that dirtbag for

as she was about to hit the hay after tidying up her stuff, her phone

not wanting to wake her, quickly answered the

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

It was Cedric,

frowned, “What about Edith? She’ll take care of

reach Edith by phone. Mrs. Dashiell, please, go check on him. Nobody’s answering his cell either; he might

Lizetta started to worry too. She tried calling Edith and Remington, but no dice, no one was

Oakridge Heights. As she stepped into the

maybe Cedric gave her the wrong address, that Remington

there was a nightlight on. Remington

or not.

relief and hurried over. The moment her hand touched his forehead, Remington suddenly grabbed her wrist, his

awake, Lizetta leaned in, but then she saw his eyes were

him even in his sleep, huh? Lizetta chuckled to herself, tried to pull away, but Remington’s

his face with her other

him, Remington nuzzled

words about it taking

sweetie. Say ‘mom‘, and I’ll