Chapter 88

Lizetta was staring at Remington in disbelief, her face ghostly pale, and her lips trembling.

Seeing her like that, Remington felt like his normally cold heart got a little squeeze.

His handsome face softened a bit, but when he thought about what she had been up to lately, he felt a lump in his chest and just couldn’t bring himself to sweet–talk her.

In the midst of this standoff, the ringtone of a cell phone broke the silence.

Remington rolled out of bed, grabbed a dagger, and casually cut through the tie binding Lizetta’s hands.

Immediately, Lizetta burrowed into the covers.

Picking up the phone, Remington’s expression turned gentle.

“Yeah, when have I ever not played by the rules? Alright, alright, I got it.”

It must be Evelina.

Lizetta realized that hearing him coddle someone else didn’t sting as much anymore; it felt numb and dull.

Was that a good thing?

While she was pondering, Remington sat down next to her, straightening his shirt.

“Granny wants to video call us.”

with Remington sliding to answer

while Remington pulled

a grin upon seeing the young couple together and said to Lizetta,

that gossip about kissing in a bar is just tabloid trash. Remington also said it’s not true. I took care of it, so don’t you worry. And if Remington ever gives you trouble, you just

turned out that Fiona had seen the rumors

the woman Remi was hugging in the bar was me; I wasn’t

my boy, I knew Remington wouldn’t go chasing skirts!

Remington was speechless.

a smile,

but it seemed his emotional intelligence wasn’t quite up

scratch.

all over town and still keep things tight at home, but maybe Remington just didn’t bother to

we’re not fighting,”

your mother–in–law had a minor surgery, and I always suspected the doctor left a piece of gauze inside her, and that’s why Remington turned out so twisted. Be patient with him,

didn’t know what

here, you know,” Remington said

surroundings, her

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at a hotel? Oh dear, I didn’t mean to interrupt. Okay, you kids

seemed to remember something else and

a pillow under your hips later,

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