Chapter 287

Lizetta stood there, staring blankly at Cedric standing at the door, feeling a wave of disappointment crash over her, and so awkward she wanted to dig a hole and bury Remington in it.

“Cedric, why is it you? Uh, sorry about just now.”

Lizetta apologized but also frowned.

This was her and Remington’s bedroom, and Cedric barging in without even knocking was both rude and weird.

The next second, Cedric’s words explained this odd behavior.

“Mrs. Dashiell, Mr. Dashiell was attacked yesterday, got seriously Injured, was fighting for his life all night and has now been rushed to the ICU. You should hurry and see him before it’s too late to catch his final

moments.”

Cedric had been assigned by Remington to play “Director of Women’s Affairs” for a day and had been the spectacle for the Starlight Group’s employees, which totally wrecked him.

Cedric just wanted Remington to win his wife back pronto and get his head straight.

So, Cedric laid it on thick. He bit his tongue, and tears started falling.

Lizetta just gawked at him, her brain went blank for a sec, her body froze.

But she quickly scoffed, “Cedric, what kind of trick is Remington pulling now? He’s in cahoots with you, right? Hey, our country’s pretty safe, and besides, this is Zion City! You’re telling me Remington just gets attacked like that?”

No way!

time Remington’s dealing with death was

City would be up in

used to flaunt his time with his old

“I can’t freak out!

face full of anger and icy disdain, Cedric had a two–second silent vigil

Dashiell, it’s all true, check out this video

and handed his

and sugar–steamed cheesecakes from Blissful Bites Restaurant, so he made a detour to buy some for you. But as he

had already taken the phone and

shaky, taken from across the street

the pastry box, leaving Blissful Bites Restaurant

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when he left

coat bumped into him.

away, but staggered several steps backward himself. That woman, now pushed

erupted around them, and bodyguards rushed forward, pinning the woman to the

one knee, clutching his

pale face trembled, her phone

truly

be dying? She had so much to say

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