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

it was Hanna who told him about the

Nathan had agreed, and she had informed Lizetta,

furious at the time, blew up at Hanna, and had a nasty fight with

I:

the next day, so she wouldn’t worry, that her brother wouldn’t let her marry

he rushed off to deal with it, not returning home until

could tell Lizetta, that

all given to him by Lizetta, and only she had access to his room.

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torn paper packet with drug residue was found in the

room.

and sadness, thinking Lizetta was so scared that she drugged him to

man.

Hanna had

never really talked to Lizetta about

me about it,” Lizetta said coldly, wiping away