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.

that 3 million? I’ll gather it as soon as I can I just hope Remi, you’ll honor your agreement

she turned and walked away without looking back

she live without

Lizetta, Remington was like

she was in the process of kicking the habit, and she had always succeeded.

him, simply because he was convinced she lacked the ability to gather those 3 million, to survive, and

figure stiffened, his deep eyes fixated on her gradually shrinking and disappearing silhouette, the

though Lizetta had been throwing tantrums lately, Remington always felt she was within reach, still that little girl who would

for the first time, he felt a serious loss of control.

feeling

when she spotted Jolin waiting by the roadside.

car stopped, and

Jolin stuffed into

always the good

all dirty and wet, shivering with cold. She reached for Evelina’s cashmere

freezing to death! That brat Lizetta! I should have beaten

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be as

eyes as she tossed the shawl to her.

you be so harsh on her? Don’t worry, you took care of