Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 93

“No worries, you were just defending yourself, not committing murder! You did an awesome job, Liz, super brave, protecting yourself. That guy had it coming!”

Lucian wrapped his arms around Lizetta, comforting her, and gradually she calmed down.

A female cop approached, “She still needs to undergo a medical examination; she wasn’t cooperating earlier.”

Lucian stroked Lizetta’s head, “Don’t be scared. I will be right here with you.”

Lizetta nodded with teary eyes, “I can do it.”

Lucian let her go, stood up, took off his trench coat, draped it over her, and then helped her to her feet.

Lizetta tried to walk on her own, but her legs buckled.

Lucian caught her, “Let’s go.”

His phone rang: just as he was about to answer, Lizetta suddenly clutched his arm tightly. She was gripping so hard: Lucian looked at her, bewildered.

Lizetta’s pale face was filled with tension and urgency, her voice hoarse and trembling, “Luc! Don’t tell Remi!”

remembering something, he gritted his teeth, “You’re almost falling

onto him, “Don’t

patting her hand, and showed her the phone screen, “See? It’s not Remi’s call; it’s the lawyer I

had called.

his feelings mixed.

member at a dance institute; too scared to speak up afterward, she hid in the bathroom, helplessly and

found out.

blew up big time, and if Remington hadn’t been a month shy of adulthood, even the formidable influence of the Dashiell family

in Zion City’s upper echelons that in the Dashiell family, Lizetta was

worried about history repeating itself, which was why she didn’t want Remington to

process, Lucian took her straight out of the police station. He left his sports car at the station and took Lizetta in the lawyer’s car

backseat, he pulled out an alcohol

can do it myself,” Lizetta took the wet wipe.

box of wipes for her, clicking his tongue. “When you need something, it’s Luc, when you don’t, it’s Lucian? Litchi,

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mussing Lizetta’s hair. Lizetta

hurt? To