Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 129

When Cedric was on pins and needles, a loud noise of a chair grating against the floor cut through the deathly silence of the office.

It was a sharp and spooky sound. Cedric wished he could just tuck his head into his chest as, from the corner of his eye, he saw Remington, radiating an icy chill, heading for the door.

Cedric hurried to follow, but nearly got his nose squashed by the door slamming shut. For the sake of his own skin, he wisely decided not to follow any further.

Down at the café.

The lawyer Lizetta had hired bolted as soon as he found out the other party was Remington.

Lizetta couldn’t hold him back, so she had to wait there by herself. She glanced at the time, she had booked the dance studio and needed to hustle over there to practice later.

But this time, she should be able to smoothly get Remington to sign the divorce papers, right? As Lizetta was mulling this over, an intense gaze locked onto her as if it were tangible.

When Lizetta looked up, the man was already striding over to her, bringing a cold breeze with him.

“What, ah! What are you doing?”

yanked her up from her seat, and started heading out. The man’s back gave

than him, and stumbled as she was dragged along, banging her

winced in pain and struggled,

the café and into the elevator down

middle of the workday,

frightened by his dominant and fierce aura, struggled even harder, “It hurts; can’t you just tell me what you want

next second he turned around and slammed the divorce papers into Lizetta’s arms.

to be scooped up by Remington. He took a few quick steps, opened the car door, and stuffed her

cooperating at all, “What on earth are you doing? I have things

do.”

buckled her seatbelt and slammed the car door shut

but then a thought struck her. Could it be that

page of the divorce agreement. But there,

anger flared up even more, and as soon as Remington got

yourself, as long as I pay back 3 million

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to your terms now, why won’t you