Chapter 192

She thought back to the last time she went back to the house with Remington, how he had slipped a ring on her finger to pull the wool over the old lady’s eyes.

They had stood by the old lady’s bed, promising to patch things up. But truth be told, they never did make amends. Some things one just couldn’t hide under the rug.

*Grandma Fiona, nothing forcibly done is going to be agreeable. Remi and I have decided to let each other go; we’re really getting a divorce.”

Lizetta gritted her teeth, took the old lady’s hand, and decided to come clean.

Fiona’s face turned ashen, her pale lips trembling, her breathing becoming ragged. Lizetta’s heart raced, her eyes welling up with tears, I’m sorry. I’ve let you down. You can yell at me or give me a piece of your mind; just don’t work yourself into a state over this!”

She patted Fiona’s chest to help her calm down and then signaled to Tina to fetch the medicine. After popping a couple of pills, Fiona’s breathing eased, and her complexion lost its ghostly pallor.

But Lizetta was scared stiff, tears streaming down her face, soaking her cheeks. Clutching the old lady’s frail hand, she kept on repeating, “I’m so sorry, Grandma Fiona; so sorry.”

She felt utterly ashamed facing the old lady, knowing how much she had hoped Lizetta and Remington would walk hand in hand through life.

had let Fiona down; she just couldn’t hang in there any

so upset by her that something terrible would happen, and even more scared that the old lady wouldn’t

I know you’ve done your best. If there’s someone to blame, it’s Remington that brat’s fault. I’m not upset, and I’m not blaming you

frail hand just as she

even more, choking on

is it all because of that Evelina? Just

and used her wrinkled hands to wipe away her

shook her head, “It’s not

it? I only found out

water had happened a month ago. She was puzzled “How

house today, spilling the beans over the phone to her toxic friend, mocking how Lizetta had been

still making the rounds in the high society chat

from Shirley, and

I know. Just tell me,

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