Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 124

Just got Daniel’s background check; it just came in.

Lizetta glanced back at the car; Yolanda hadn’t even come chasing after them. Clearly, she had been held. back.

Yolanda had got a fiery temper, if she really got into it with the Remington folks, who knew if she’d get hurt.

Lizetta was panting like a deflated balloon, “Fine, I’ll be a good girl and go back with you.”

Only then did Remington lift his gaze to look at her, his deep eyes fixating on her reddened eyes. He was a bit irritated, his voice laced with sarcasm, “No use crying over spilled milk, huh?”

He still made the call, instructing. “Be nice to Yolanda.”

Seeing him hang up, Lizetta wrapped herself in the duvet and huddled next to the car door, silent.

After a while, Remington was the first to break the silence, “Don’t you have anything to say to me?”

Lizetta’s heart skipped a beat; her hands clenching under the duvet. With him so ticked off and asking like that, could it be he found out she was pregnant?

She subconsciously touched her belly, her face a picture of confusion as she turned to look at him.

“What do you want me to say? That I saw your heartfelt confession to Evelina? That I know my place and wish you well?” She tried to change the subject, and she clearly succeeded.

slightly, “What heartfelt confession?”

he was being phony, a cold sneer played at the comer of her lips, “I

her cool, she turned her head away to look out the window

still in love with Remington. Any wife who saw her husband publicly declaring love

Lizetta was yanked into his embrace.

a frown creasing

make a heartfelt confession to Evelina at

that’s what it meant!

illiterate? The most important subject is missing, and you’re in such

“If not you, then who? Did Evelina make…”

voice trailed off half way.

for oneself, no one else

started asking questions, Evelina could say it was a gift she wanted to

playing the victim, ‘stupid‘ is the only word

convinced,

chuckled, “Enough to wrong me, and show

the amusement park too, ditching me to protect her. That big drone show was blinding! How could you not

Remington was there at the time, under those circumstances, no one