Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 177

The villa was pitch–black, not a glimmer of light in sight.

Lizette hadn’t seen Remington’s car roll into Oakridge Heights with her own eyes, she would’ve thought The place had been abandoned ages ago.

Thinking Remington might have headed straight upstairs to crash, Lizetta didn’t bother flipping on the lights and just felt her way upstairs in the dark. But no sooner had she set foot on the stairs than a hoarse voice suddenly cut through the silence,

“Where you off to?”

“Ahl

Lizetta nearly jumped out of her skin, clinging to the banister before realizing it was just a dark figure slumped on the couch. It was Remington.

She caught her breath and frowned, “What the heck are you doing lying there in the dead of night without any lights on? You scared the living daylights out of me!”

He clearly knew she had come in but stayed silent, only to spook her now – as if he did it on purpose.

Lizetta walked over and turned on the floor lamp by the couch. The dim light revealed the man reclining on the couch, eyes slightly open, his gaze cold and alert, showing no sign of sleepiness.

off if that’s what I fancy. Not like some people who barge. into others‘ homes in the middle of the night and

mentioned “others‘ homes“, not painful but definitely

anymore. She apologized, “Sorry, I shouldn’t have come uninvited;”

off with an even colder look, “If you know that,

tightening on her phone until its edge made

you queasy? How about I whip up some pasta

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purse aside and reached out. She remembered Remington often got headaches after drinking. She was here to ask for a favor, and even if he was being a jerk, she had

was nothing compared to Yolanda’s situation.

eyes narrowed, he snapped coldly, “I don’t need anyone fussing over me. Spare me the fake concern!”

and decided to cut to the chase.

by

“No! Leave.”

closing his eyes with a

tightened, “Can’t you just help me out? Yoli got dragged into this because of

who refused to be my wife, who wanted to pay off the 3 million and sever ties with the Dashiell family, cutting me off completely. Why

She knew it wouldn’t be easy before she walked in, but facing his coldness now,