Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 49

Remington was so mad his veins were popping.

Evelina raised her hand and gently patted Remington’s chest, speaking in a soft and frail voice, “Remington, don’t be mad. I’m okay; just got whacked on the arm by a hammer. I’m not that delicate.”

Remington didn’t say another word, took his gaze back, and briskly walked out with Evelina in his arms.

Evelina, nestled in the man’s embrace, secretly flashed a triumphant smile at Lizetta without making a scene. Lizetta felt her blood turn to ice, her face losing its last bit of color.

“Remington, do you even count as a man?! Your wife and your brother are over there, and you’re just gonna walk out holding that damn thing?”

Yolanda, fuming with rage, charged forward trying to stop them. If Remington. walked out with Evelina, wouldn’t Lizetta become the laughingstock?

But the man didn’t stop his stride and ordered the bodyguards, “Clear the way!”

Two bodyguards immediately stepped up to pull Yolanda away, but she was too fierce for them, knocking them down in the blink of an eye.

However, that delay was enough for Remington to walk away with Evelina. Yolanda wanted to chase after them, but Lizetta spoke up.

“Yolanda, don’t chase them; let them go.”

She had already become the joke of Zion City four years ago. Only then did Yolanda run to Lizetta, who furiously glared at the remaining bodyguards.

“Joseph has fainted; aren’t you going to come over and help?!”

genuinely worried something might happen to Joseph. Then, she felt a tickle in her palm, and

eye and made

have been holding his

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and she fell for it, nearly scared to

him discreetly, and the bodyguards quickly stepped forward, picking up Joseph

exited the mall, and Cedric had the car

Cedric hurried over, “Boss, let

looked up sadly, clinging to Remington’s collar with her uninjured right

make Remington hesitate for a second, as he handed her over to Cedric’s

said, “Ms. Hawthorne, the boss‘ arm hasn’t had the stitches removed

a week; how come your wound hasn’t healed? Later at the hospital, have the doctor take a look too; I’m really

of the bodyguards carrying out Joseph, and then stepped into

actor!

they left. the mall, she saw Remington bend over to get into

probably rushing to Evelina’s

his laughter, shaking all over, which made the

pinched the little guy’s hand, worriedly saying, “He’s in shock, quick! Get him

in the car, Lizetta let Joseph lean on her shoulder and asked him in

his head on Lizetta’s shoulder, whispered the story

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