Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 228

“Grandma never mentioned this to me, she didn’t even ask me!” Lizetta tugged at Remington’s sleeve, hoping he’d believe her this time.

Remington nodded, “Grandma turned down the White family.”

It made sense to Lizetta. Her grandma truly loved her and at that time, she was just eighteen, and Hogan was disabled from a car accident.

Grandma felt sorry for her, turned down Helen, and didn’t tell her about it, which was understandable.

“If Grandma already said no, why would you think I’d drug you over this?”

“Because a couple of days after Grandma refused, Hogan’s father, Lester White, came to my dad. The White family offered more chips on the table, and my father agreed. My mother said she had asked for your opinion.”

Remington thought back to four years ago, when Lizetta was about to turn eighteen and he was twenty–four.

He took over the Dashiell family at twenty and founded the Starlight Group in the first year. Only he knew the effort it took to grow the Starlight Group into a behemoth in just a

few years.

At that time, he was busy with his career, mostly traveling, and didn’t have the energy to pay attention to many things at home, nor was he the first to know.

time to come back the day before Lizetta’s eighteenth birthday

was Hanna who told him about the

said Nathan had agreed, and she had informed Lizetta,

at Hanna, and had a nasty fight with Nathan, but he flat–out

I:

planned to tell Lizetta the next day, so she wouldn’t worry, that her brother wouldn’t let her marry just anyone or get

had another crisis, and he rushed off to deal

Lizetta, that incident happened that night.

he checked – the drinks he had that night were all given to him by Lizetta, and only she had access to

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drug residue was found

room.

scared that she drugged him to avoid

man.

it seemed, Hanna

never really talked to Lizetta

ever asked me about it,” Lizetta said coldly, wiping away