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.”

Remington pressed on her shoulders, making

air started to blow onto her scalp.

feeling his fingers gently

was nice–silky and straight, thick and dense. Remington seemed quite taken,

finally turned off the dryer, Lizetta suddenly looked up and said,

me that day? Do you still remember it?”

put down the dryer, “Which day

you brought me back to the

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

Lizetta knew he had

It was a close shave, and all I

popped an orange

Lizetta’s lips, “You said, ‘Eat the candy, and it won’t hurt. Is it sweet? Let the doctor check you out, and I

grasp at

to cheer you up with just a candy back

with a smile, while her gaze dropped to hide the surge of

she had tasted in two years since being abandoned by her parents from the Hawthorne family at

candy was

and it was like a beam of light

day, Remington did give her a

favorite remained the orange–flavored ones; she always remembered the taste of that candy from that night.

only trick you’ve got!” Lizetta playfully stuck her tongue out at

clicked his tongue, while his deep eyes showed an unusual hint of amusement,