Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 148

Lizetta froze. What was he doing?

Given Remington’s pride, persistently obstructing and entangling like this was out of character for him.

*Remington, let go.”

Lizetta glanced around nervously. The hospital was bustling with people coming and going. What on earth was he thinking?

But the man was acting like nobody else existed, lowering his head to rest his chin heavily on Lizetta’s shoulder.

“Isn’t it more delightful to stay by my side than to struggle with raising funds to leave me? Liz, is it that hard to admit you can’t live without me?”

His embrace was warm and comforting, something Lizetta secretly craved.

His voice was mesmerizing, his tone slow and seductive, making Lizetta’s breathing quicken.

Remington sensed her emotions and his thin lips slowly curled into a contented smile

But then, in the next second.

Lizetta reached out, grabbed his arm wrapped around her waist, and firmly pulled away

She turned around, raising a smile.

I’m itching to see the world outside. And that 3 million? I’ll gather it as soon as I can I just hope Remi, you’ll honor

that, she turned and walked away without

she live

Remington was like a drug

kicking the habit, and

she couldn’t leave him, simply because he was convinced she lacked the ability to gather those 3 million, to survive,

her, Remington’s figure stiffened, his deep eyes fixated on her gradually shrinking and disappearing silhouette, the frown between his brows

been throwing tantrums lately, Remington always felt she was within reach, still

for the first time, he felt a serious

the feeling

just left the Riverbend Abbey when she spotted Jolin waiting by

and Jolin

over a card, which Jolin stuffed

the

dirty and wet, shivering with cold.

should have beaten her more when she was young

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be as disobedient as she

look of disdain flickered in Evelina’s eyes as she tossed the

could you be so harsh on her? Don’t worry, you took care of me until I was six;