Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 286

Lizetta must’ve been really beat, cause she took another nap in the afternoon.

When she woke up, there was a killer sunset outside the window, splashing the floor with all sorts of

vibrant colors

Lizetta headed downstairs and Edith greeted her with a chuckle.

Mrs. Dashiell, you tide you over?”

must be starving, Mr. Dashiell ain’t back yet. How about a little dessert or something to

Being cooped up, Lizetta did nothing but eat and sleep, she felt like Remington was fattening her pig for the slaughter.

She wasn’t feeling peckish, shook her head and asked, “Did he say when he’d be back?”

After a day to simmer down, Lizetta had chilled out quite a bit.

She figured she’d have a real talk with Remington when he got back.

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like a

Edith shook her head, “No call from Mr. Dashiell. Want me to pass you the phone so you can give him a nudge? He’d probably be thrilled.”

get the phone, Lizetta quickly waved it off.

don’t bother, I’m not waiting on him. It’s his call to come

the one chasing him with calls.

and

answer was always the same: Remington was busy,

room sofa and started flipping

sky was slowly swallowed by darkness, and one by one,

sound of a

Lizetta stood up and told

wait for Mr. Dashiell a bit longer, or I could give him at call.”

icy as she headed for the

back, I don’t get to

would be back,

Edith got the hint that Lizetta had been stood up

another word, Edith silently instructed the servants to prepare the meal.

wasn’t dampened; she ate

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strolls around the garden with the servants to digest, then changed into her dance gear and practiced the basics for an hour in the dance studio.

room to wash up

next day. Lizetta woke up and instinctively reached out to the spot beside her.

ice, empty as could be.

Laughable, really.

his husbandly duties, locked her up here, and then didn’t come home

she couldn’t