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.

like some people who barge. into others‘ homes in the middle of the night and then

felt a sting when he mentioned “others‘ homes“, not

wasn’t her home anymore. She apologized, “Sorry, I shouldn’t

look, “If you know that,

froze, her grip tightening on her phone until its edge made her palm tingle. She didn’t

whip up some pasta for you, maybe you’ve got a headache? I could give you a massage?”

ог

She was here to

was nothing compared

he snapped

quietly withdrew her hand and decided to cut to the

tonight, Yoli got locked up by Cassius, no

“No! Leave.”

yet again, closing his eyes with

out? Yoli got dragged into this

wanted to pay off the 3 million and sever ties with the Dashiell family, cutting me off

in, but facing