Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 197

Lizetta let go of the doorknob and swung around, fishing her phone out of her pocket.

“Gotta give granny a ring.”

Just as she’s about to dial, a man’s slender fingers swooped in and snatched the phone right out of her grasp.

Lizetta looked up, locking eyes with Remington’s deep gaze; his lips were pressed together ever so slightly.

“Is hanging with me really that unbearable?”

Lizetta shook her head hastily, chuckling, “Nah, not at all.”

But Remington can tell she’s fibbing. His brows knitted together briefly as he swallowed the frustration building inside him, and he spoke softly.

“Let’s hold off on that call for a bit. Even if you do call her now, granny’s not gonna open the door for us.”

Lizetta figured that he’s probably right and nodded in agreement.

Silence fell over them again.

Remington was still lounging in a loose–fitting bathrobe, leaving Lizetta clueless about where to rest her eyes. She pursed her lips.

“Drink your tea first.

But Remington stood his ground in front of her without budging an inch. Lizetta looked up, feeling puzzled, as a shadow fell over her.

eyelids. Lizetta instinctively

eyes hurt?”

fingers gently grazed the reddened

just moments ago, so her

her head away from his touch and opened her eyes, beaming at him with

I’m not that

that’s a lie

rubbing together as if they can still feel the damp softness of

first came to the Dashiell family–tough yet

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herself against the world,

in his

patience was

pat her head, and sometimes he would scold her with a stern

wronged? You’re embarrassing me. Next time, cut

she’d just look at him

under his wings for life, and

to grow up; with her thoughts growing more complex, she no longer spilled them out

hide herself from him, and the

her up, unsure what to

feeling in his heart, gently touching the top of her head, saying, “Go take a shower, change your clothes.

looked down and sure enough, she’s damp from being in his arms earlier in

bathroom.

face Remington, she nodded and agreed, “Alright, just make sure to drink