Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 57

Just then, before Lizetta could get a word in, someone knocked on the hospital room door.

Kevin stood at the doorway, “Remington, Eve has been crying her eyes out. If she keeps this up, she’s going to wear herself down. We really can’t calm her down. Could you please try persuading her?”

Lizetta felt a growing anger inside her, provoked time and again by Evelina’s nauseating taunts.

Instead of leaving Remington’s embrace, she wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled into his collar, softening her voice as she spoke.

“Babe, I haven’t seen you for a week. You’re not going anywhere; you have to stay and console me. Otherwise, I’ll cry for you to see.”

She went for it and started to fake cry.

H

Kevin was shamelessly disrespecting his age–coming in to see her sitting on Remington’s lap, any self–respecting elder would have excused themselves.

But not only did he pretend not to notice, he even had the audacity to ask Remington to check on his daughter.

If he’s going to be shameless, why should Lizetta need for propriety?

While nestled in the man’s arms, her hands gripped the man’s necktie.

One hand pulled, the other tightened the knot.

The message was clear: if the “pup” didn’t behave, it was going to end up strangled by its leash. It was up to him to figure it out.

With his large hand gripping Lizetta’s waist, Remington remained leaning. back, his stoic expression lifting slightly to reveal a hint of helplessness as he looked at Kevin.

“Please forgive me. I can barely handle one at home. How about I send Cedric to check on her instead?”

He himself wasn’t going, and sending a secretary in his place, what was that

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about?

sour as he glared at the two on the couch and stormed out,

heart was pounding. She felt a bit

really make Remington stay this time? He didn’t leave her behind.

misunderstood him about the bracelet; he

what about the

had never admitted that the child was his,

quickened. She looked up, wanting to ask him again, but the man

tie and shirt, his gaze cold and detached as he

need to maintain decorum in front of the elders. This won’t happen again. Rest for a while. I’ll check on the situation and be back in half an hour. Wait

for me.”

Hawthorne family and the Dashiell family were old friends and had

fault, and Remington really didn’t want to make things look

it of her own free

turned and strode out

couch, feeling cold all

a while, she let out

and for getting ahead of herself again.

be sad. My bro is too much. I’ve

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boyfriend for you!”

in front of her, clutching her hand, his face full of

warmth in her heart and quickly

wearing shoes? Get back to bed quickly.”

to the bed and rubbed his feet with her hands,