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.

wasn’t bom yesterday, Hogan’s motives were as

Lizetta didn’t feel honored–just baffled, offended, and uneasy.

took a step forward.

stepped back. She didn’t even know what to make of

her

chuckle, his Adam’s apple

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

his hands, then

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

racked her brain but couldn’t remember meeting him before

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

“Look familiar?”

profile picture of a small orange cat,

pet, but she didn’t get why he was asking her about familiarity.

been a sophomore when she was in middle school.

hard, then a memory flashed.

in the school woods and took it to the infirmary. The doctor wasn’t there, but she bumped into a senior from

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

into the senior checking on the cat. She wanted to

she went to check

sight. She asked

“This is CoCo?”

lips

but only had a vague recollection of Hogan.