Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 199

The coolness suddenly snapped Lizetta awake.

Her eyes flew open, and in a flurry, she shoved the man on top of her.

Remington felt her resistance and let go, lifting his head.

Lizetta’s face was flushed as she turned her head away, gasping for air with a soft whimper.

“No, don’t.”

Remington froze, with his Adam’s apple bobbing; he had used all his self–control to roll off

her. He unzipped his hoodie and stood up, heading over to the window.

Lizetta sat up silently, awkwardly fixing her messy clothes and hair.

She hung her head low, trying to calm her nerves.

Behind her, Remington’s voice broke the silence, “Your hair is still wet, come over here.”

Lizetta looked back and saw him back to his normal self; with a hairdryer plugged in, he gestured her to come over.

With her hair still damp, she got up and walked over.

“I’ve got it.”

making her sit on

and warm air

his fingers gently weaving through

and straight, thick and dense. Remington seemed quite taken, spending a long time drying

he finally turned off the dryer, Lizetta suddenly looked up

fed me that day? Do you still

“Which day

me back to the Dashiell family, fourteen years ago.”

thought for a moment, but the details were a blur, even though he remembered how

the look on his face, Lizetta knew he had forgotten

was a close shave, and all I

an orange candy in my mouth, and I still remember what

it sweet? Let the doctor check you out, and I will give you a whole jar of these

this, Remington seemed to grasp at a

curving slightly, “So, I managed to cheer you up with just a candy back then?”

a smile, while her gaze dropped to

know that this was the first candy she had tasted in two years since being abandoned by her parents from

was from him.

child with candies again, and it was

next day, Remington did give her a jar

all these years, her favorite remained the orange–flavored ones; she

after all these years, that’s the only trick you’ve got!” Lizetta playfully stuck her tongue out

tongue, while his deep eyes showed an unusual hint of