Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 207

After having herself a good cry and let it all out, Lizetta felt a ton lighter.

She got to her feet, feeling a tad sheepish to look Hogan in the eye.

With her head down, she caught sight of the coffee stain on Hogan’s chest.

If he hadn’t stepped in to shield her earlier, she’d have been the one wearing that coffee, and now she felt even more embarrassed.

She looked up, “Hogan, I’m really sorry about today. Let me make it up to you with a new shirt and coat, okay?”

“Sure, let’s go,” Hogan quickly chimed in.

Lizetta froze, not quite catching on..

Hogan gestured at himself, “I can’t head back to the hospital looking like this, can I? Weren’t you going to make it up to me with new clothes? Aren’t we hitting the

together?”

mall

Truth is, he had his own office at the hospital with plenty of spare clothes. After all, when doctors got busy, it’s round–the–clock work, so they often crashed at the hospital.

But Lizetta didn’t think that far. She just nodded, “Yeah, no problem at all. But don’t you have some friends to meet?”

while giving a wiggle of his phone, “Can’t meet them looking like this, can

worse. She pointed across

bought clothes for my brother there before. It’s not loaded with fancy brands or anything, but if that’s cool with you.”

“I’m not fussy about brands.

wait for you by the road then.”

wasn’t far across the street, so Lizetta headed to

beside her. Thinking it was Hogan, she was about to look up when she felt herself being lifted

was bundled into the back seat.

shut with a bang and the car

the seat, glaring at the man who’d

10.04

you playing at? I need to get out;

there, ice–cold, ignoring Lizetta’s rants, and his

mirror.

out, and start searching around, Remington smirked. But

mocking lift of his lips, Remington

guy? Do I look like the kind of man who’s that. generous?*

you don’t. You’re biased, arrogant, and a total

let her mock,

any other names for me? Let’s

her wits‘ end, Lizetta could do nothing but have her chest heave