Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 245

Lizetta barely caught any Zs last night, tossing and turning, and even woke up at the witching hour to check on Joseph’s noggin.

Come moming, she woke up to full daylight streaming through the window and craned her neck.

Joseph was all snuggled up in the blanket, back turned to her and not moving a muscle.

Lizetta reached out and gave the boy’s head a little rub.

“The sun’s shining on our butts; time for us slackers to roll out of bed!”

But Joseph was still out like a light, and Lizetta propped herself up with a chuckle.

the act, get up. Gobble up breakfast and I’ll drop you off…”

She froze mid–sentence, her face going pale.

Joseph’s little face was burning up, and tuming him over, she saw a crimson mess under his nose a nosebleed had soaked through half the pillowcase.

“Joseph, wake up! Remi!”

Lizetta was scared witless, propping Joseph up and grabbing tissues to dab at the nosebleed, shouting for Remington.

Remington responded and pushed at the door, but it was locked from the inside.

Just as Lizetta was about to hop out of bed to unlock it, bam! Remington burst through the door.

Joseph, his brows furrowed slightly, and he swiftly wrapped Joseph in the thin blanket and scooped them

just bundle up and come downstairs.”

calm anchor

the door and

Remington had already tucked Joseph into the back seat

and the man

straight into the ER, and Lizetta, watching the closed door, felt

back as he wrapped his arms around her waist, steadying her.

“Got scared?”

let out a faint grunt, leaning

Joseph have an episode before, never imagined it

to the hospital, she’d held Joseph, unable to rouse him, his nosebleed

be okay,

her heart in

chair, took an alcohol wipe and carefully started cleaning the blood off her hands, one by one.

he’s the Dashiell family’s troublemaker? What could possibly happen to

a bit, and she snapped

that? If the Dashiell family has a troublemaker, it’s you.

whatever you say. So, did I manage wreak

tissue away, gave her hand a squeeze,

in his eyes

biggest disaster of them all? She’d fallen head over

was only then she realized how close they were, and she tried to pull her hand back in a panic, but Remington suddenly tightened his grip.

he asked,