Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 221

Hogan returned the smile with a laid–back air.

“Thaddeus is my patient, and whether I quit or not, I’ve got his back. Liz is also a buddy

and my junior, so it’s only right for me to stick around and lend a hand.”

He didn’t budge an inch, his gaze settling on Remington’s big hand draped around Lizetta, and with a grin, he added.

“Mr. Dashiell, since you and Liz are officially divorced, you’d think keeping your distance would be the way to go, right?”

Remington tightened his grip on Lizetta’s shoulder, but his expression was cool as a cucumber, and he raised an eyebrow.

“Just paperwork for now. Nothing’s set in stone until the dust settles, am I right, Mrs.

Dashiell?”

He leaned in close to whisper in Lizetta’s ear.

Lizetta caught the threatening undertone in his words; he was practically a hair’s breadth away from saying he’d cancel the divorce if she stepped out of line.

Lizetta pursed her lips, shot him a glare, and then turned to Hogan with an apologetic smile.

“Thanks for stepping in just now, Hogan. You must be swamped, and I can handle my own stuff, so I won’t keep you any longer.”

with a tender gaze, nodded with a smile, and

we’re divorced. I’d appreciate it, Mr. Dashiell, if you’d keep your distance. Can you

had appeared in Remington’s eyes at the departure of his rival quickly sharpened again at her

envy at their continued

She nudged Jolin..

been far from home, and now she’s suddenly planning to jet off abroad with her brother. How can I rest easy? Better to

outright ask for the one million in front of Remington, so she played the

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of wanting to keep

Thaddeus under her thumb, Lizetta would have no choice but to keep the money flowing back,

and his wife wanted to chime in, but Remington’s frosty glance shut them up.

so commanding that

scoff

could say anything, Remington nodded, “I think that makes

joy, clearly not

a chill run through her body, her

frowned, her mind racing.

as to side with Jolin’s lot out of jealousy from the divorce,

cared about deeply. Could it be that Remington didn’t truly want

Lizetta?