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 I? It wouldn’t be polite.

worse. She pointed across

clothes for my brother there before.

not fussy about brands. Let’s

wait for you by the

street, so Lizetta headed to the

a car screeched to a halt beside her. Thinking it was Hogan, she was about to look up when she felt herself

was bundled into the back

culprit slammed the door shut with a bang and

from the seat, glaring at the man who’d

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the hell are you playing at? I need to get out; I’ve got stuff to dol

ice–cold, ignoring Lizetta’s rants, and

mirror.

Hogan pull up in another car, get out, and start searching around, Remington smirked. But Hogan

mocking lift of his lips, Remington finally turned

so you can run off with another guy? Do I look like the kind of man who’s that. generous?*

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

mock, while keeping unfazed.

for

Lizetta could do nothing but have her