Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 205

Remington’s eyes landed on the bank card being passed to him, and for a moment, they

froze over.

The dude didn’t take the card; he just looked up, locking eyes with Lizetta.

“So you hit me up today just to give me this?”

His voice was laced with suppressed rage.

He had spent the whole trip wondering that maybe she had a change of heart, and didn’t want to make a scene anymore.

Or perhaps she had a rough patch outside, ran into some trouble, and needed to lean on him.

He even toyed with the thought that maybe she just missed him.

All revved up with anticipation, he’d urged Cedric to step on it, but what he didn’t see coming was her showing up to drop a cool thirty mil on him, and with another guy, no less.

She sure knew how to drop a bombshell now, didn’t she?

The guy was freezing cold, but Lizetta didn’t flinch a bit.

wanted was to get out of there pronto, not keen on seeing Remington and Shirley

three million, to the last dime. Take it, will ya?” she rushed him, and seeing Remington wouldn’t take it, she tried

didn’t bite; instead, he pulled his hand back as if she was offering him a death warrant instead of a hefty sum.

frowned, “What’s

back with a chilly voice, “Lizetta, haven’t I made it clear? I don’t just grab any

gaze pointedly swept over Hogan, who was

message was crystal: hé thought Lizetta

pale face flushed red

from dawn to dusk to earn

being looked down on, done being the Dashiell family’s charity case, and certainly done with people like Shirley thinking they

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bothering to ask or

her eyes as she glared at Remington, “This three million, every penny is hard–earned by mel I’ve got records of

from her bag, and pushed it along with the card toward Remington.

disgust, but he still didn’t take it; he was frozen solid.

fit of pique, threw it at him,

hit him right in the chest, the bank card flying up and smacking his proud and icy face before they both

he closed his eyes, radiating malice.

have you lost your