Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 56

“You’re far too grand to settle for being a dog; after all, you’re aiming to be a

backstabber.”

Lizetta pushed Remington’s hand away, opened the door, and left, fearing that another second’s delay would land them on the front page of the society.

news.

Lizetta stepped out of the hospital room, with Remington following. Joseph, who had been facing the wall, started to speak with a trembling voice.

“I’m wrong, I’m so wrong. I really messed up.”

Remington walked over, and Joseph straightened up even more, stealthily pinching his thigh to force out a string of tears on his cheek.

“Brother, I’m sorry. I’m willing to go apologize to Ms. Hawthorne. Can you please not be so angry? You’re so busy, and I’ve only added to your worries by getting sick. I’m really thoughtless.”

He swayed a bit as he spoke.

Remington sat down on the couch, “Legs gone numb?”

Joseph, facing the wall, made a triumphant little face – the experiences taught by Liz were the most useful; his brother had softened.

But just as he was ready to collapse onto the bed, he heard Remington add.

“If you’re that useless, stand for two more hours.”

Joseph???

After leaving the hospital room, Lizetta still made a visit to the hematology department.

The doctor said he’d be right over, so Lizetta first returned to the ward to grab a first–aid kit from the nurse’s station to treat Remington’s wound.

She had been wondering if Remington was deceiving her and that his wound had already healed. But when the bandage was unwrapped, it was truly bloody and showed no signs of healing.

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and applied medicine, feeling

and still insisted on carrying someone. She hurt her hand,

down, “How do you know this wound came from carrying her, and not from when you pushed

she nearly broke the cotton swab

there’s a mistake, it must be mine. What fault could she possibly have? She’s just

Remington for some reason felt a bit like

his hand and

not what I meant.”

head away and

you mean then?”

emotions Lizetta couldn’t quite discern, his lips curving

be a little

were arguing, but out

curveball.

heart skipped a beat, and she

Cedric knocked and brought the doctor in.

as the doctor came forward

wound and asked,

The medication has been applied on time, and there hasn’t been a

glanced at Cedric without betraying any emotion, and Cedric

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everything’s been done strictly according to medical advice. The president has never had this

pondered for a moment, “Well, let’s take a blood sample for test.”

nurse, who quickly

anxiously asked, “When can we expect the results?”

“Tomorrow.”

then heard

injury on that

Lizetta saw the bite mark on Remington’s other

when Lizetta had bitten him in

turned his wrist to hide the