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

afraid Fiona might be so upset by her that something terrible would happen, and

reduced to tears, wrapped her in an embrace and soothed her, patting her back, uttering, “Kid, stop saying sorry. I know you’ve done your best. If there’s someone to blame, it’s Remington that brat’s fault.

just

shoulder, her tears flowing even more, choking on her words, “Thank you for not blaming me,

because of that Evelina? Just spill the

used her wrinkled hands to wipe away her tears.

stem the flow of tears, shook her head, “It’s not

not be her! It all kicked off when she showed up, didn’t it? I only found out today about the welcome–back party

water had happened a month ago. She was puzzled “How did you find out about the

to

most embarrassing moment was still making the rounds in the high society

from Shirley, and watching it had

tell me, is that why you’re divorcing

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