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?

glared at the two on the couch and stormed out, slamming the

heart was pounding. She

stay this time?

bracelet; he had prepared it as a birthday gift for her.

were misunderstandings, what about the

admitted that the child

again, but the man lifted

leisurely straightening his tie and shirt, his gaze cold

for a while. I’ll check on the situation and be back in half an hour.

for me.”

were

Dashiell family’s fault, and Remington really didn’t want to

have it of her own free will.

man turned and strode

couch, feeling cold all over.

let out a light laugh.

at her own forgetfulness and for getting ahead of herself again.

is too much. I’ve got some primo connections;

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boyfriend

was taken. Joseph, barefoot, squatted in front of her, clutching her hand, his face

her heart

shoes? Get back to

bed and rubbed his feet with her