Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 53

“Sis, I bought this bracelet with my own money; how on earth could it belong to the Dashiell family? Framing someone with a lame excuse, that’s not tool at all.”

Evelina burst into tears again, while Lizetta still had a grip on her wrist.

She looked down at the bracelet closely and noticed something was off. At first glance, the bracelet looked a lot like the Dashiell family’s, but it was narrower, and the green was faded by twenty percent.

Up close, it had some discoloration and wasn’t as clear as the Dashiell family’s – it wasn’t even in the same league.

It was just that the high–quality part was worn on the outside by Evelina, and Lizetta hadn’t looked closely, so she hadn’t spotted the difference.

“Ouch.”

Evelina cried out in pain, and Elara reached out to smack Lizetta’s hand away. “Let go already!”

Remington, with a dark expression, pulled Lizetta away and wrapped his arm protectively around her.

At that moment, Cedric arrived with a bouquet of flowers and a fruit basket, sent to apologize on Joseph’s behalf.

“Sir?”

Remington gave him a glance and said to Kevin, “It’s all a misunderstanding. Joseph recklessly injured Ms. Evelina Hawthorne, but Mrs. Elara Hawthorne also hit my girl without discrimination. Since that’s the case, we’re even.”

He looked at Cedric, “I left a card in Ms. Evelina Hawthorne’s room. Go get it.”

Cedric immediately responded and went into the room.

Remington didn’t linger, taking Lizetta by the shoulders and heading towards Joseph’s room.

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the card, leaving the fruit basket

standing stiffly at the door and caught up with the

movement pulled. at her

do you mean we’re even? My hand is nearly broken from being hit, and Lizetta just got a slap. How is that the same? And to think, he can just take back a gift card that’s been given out. Joseph didn’t

pain all for

Mom knows you’ve been wronged, and we won’t let this go just like that,” Elara consoled, finally coaxing Evelina back

room.

go of Lizetta as they

with

was by the bed, wiping Joseph’s face, and when they came in, she turned and asked, “How’s Evelina? Did you apologize to her?”

then fell on Lizetta, “Always causing

already said it was my fault. I’ll take the fall for my own actions;

: it

to do with

for his face

“Joseph was acting recklessly; don’t take it out on others.”

all protecting Lizetta, treating their own mother with disrespect, and Hanna felt a

threw the towel into the basin, “Fine, I’m the villain; you’re all

out of here!”

and left, getting

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room, with the man sitting on the sofa