Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 247

Joseph’s under the weather, so I brought him over

Lizetta felt a bit out of her depth facing Hogan

Seeing her on edge, Hogan didn’t try to close the gap.

“I’ve been trying to reach you these past few days to discuss Thaddeus transfer to another hospital, but your phone’s been off the god

Lizetta pursed her lips. “Hogan, I’m worried that Thaddeus won’t be able to handle the flight or the vibes abroad, so I’ve decided to keep

him here”

Hogan was taken aback. “But we had a deal, right? The Lab was all set up to welcome him.”

Lizetta shook her head firmly. “Don’t sweat it, Hogan. I’ve made up my mind, sorry”

As she turned to leave, Hogan frowned slightly and called out with a hint of urgency in his voice.

“Liz, you in the know about something?”

Lizetta stopped in her tracks. Since Hogan had brought it up, she wanted some answers too.

She turned around, locking eyes with Hogan.

*Are you talking about that car crash you had four years ago, the marriage proposal from Helen, or the fact that you’ve been footing the bill for Astoria Medical Lab just for Thaddeus?”

Her gaze was frosty.

Hogan’s motives

Lizetta didn’t feel honored–just baffled, offended,

and took a step

She didn’t even know what

as her

bitter chuckle, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he spoke with resignation.

head a million times, but it never looked like this. What a

hands, then straightened

you think the first time we met was that mix–up back when you were a freshman and I

but

Hogan pulled out his phone, opened his WhatsApp, and enlarged his profile picture

“Look familiar?”

orange cat, looking

must be Hogan’s pet, but she didn’t get why he was asking her about familiarity. Did she and the cat have

would have been a sophomore when she was in

hard, then

wounded orange kitten in the school woods and took it to the infirmary. The doctor wasn’t there, but she bumped into

the kitten CoCo and temporarily placed it in a cardboard box,

bump into the senior checking on the cat. She wanted to keep CoCo, but Hanna hated

CoCo, she went to check with her umbrella and

had collapsed, and the kitten was a pitiful sight. She asked the senior

“This is CoCo?”

lips

but only had a