Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 79

Lizetta could tell it was jewelry without even looking. Remington knew how to play the game–slap you one minute and hand you a candy the next. He was slick.

Was he training a dog?

Lizetta cracked a smile, but the very next second, she grabbed the brocade box and chucked it at the jerk.

“Ouch!”

Who would’ve guessed she nailed him right on his arm wound, causing Remington’s brows to pinch together.

Lizetta got a bit flustered, practically jumping out of her skin.

But she quickly settled down and fired back, “Don’t even try to play it up! It was just a brocade box. Anyone else might’ve thought I threw a brick at you!”

She served herself a bowl of porridge. The scumbag was infuriating, but a girl’s gotta eat.

The little one inside her belly needed nourishment, after all.

In her head, she was secretly gloating. “Baby, I just gave him what he deserved for you.”

But her joy was short–lived because she noticed blood seeping through Remington’s arm, staining his light grey sweater red.

“Why the heck is it still bleeding? Don’t move, I’ll go grab the first–aid kit.”

Lizetta put down her utensils and scurried off.

She carefully untied Remington’s bandage–thankfully, the wound hadn’t reopened, just a bit of oozing.

As Lizetta reapplied the medicine and bandaged him up again, she couldn’t help but express her concern, “What did the hospital say about your blood test last time?”

wound had been dragging on for half a month, not healing properly, which was

“How sweet

you’ve caught some deadly disease, so I can prepare to inherit your massive fortune.”

your breath. The blood tests came back fine; nothing to worry

but Lizetta was even

way to work, she still called Cedric to ask about Remington’s

heavy, “Preliminary results didn’t show anything, but the doctor wants to send the samples abroad for a more detailed analysis. It’ll be a few days before we get

broke out on Lizetta’s palms. If there were no

a bit worried. You’ll have

the love was gone

bonds that couldn’t be cut, especially since his injury

it,” she responded.

hung up and glanced at the rearview

really worried. Her voice changed and everything. If you keep this up and

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be even more pissed.”

didn’t even look up but his

shut, she won’t

to help an injured diver, spending

past few days, Cedric was clueless.

then said, “Mr. Remington, I think you should be honest with your wife.”

I remember correctly, your girlfriend hasn’t even contacted you

Cedric was speechless.

Remington just smirked. He was different.

Just last night she made him a hangover soup, and she purred like a kitten in his arms all night long. This morning, she nearly cried when she saw