Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 292

“Remington, you’re totally not fit to be Joy’s dad!*

She choked up, fists clenched, ready to throw a punch at the man

But then she remembered he was hurt, and her fists hung in the air, stopped mid–swing.

Seeing this, Remington enveloped her small fists with his large palm, pressing them against his chest, and cooed in a soft voice.

all “Go on, hit me here. It’s all my fault, why are you crying again? A woman carrying a baby shouldn’t cry the time. I’ve already got one big crybaby here, and if we end up with another little crybaby, how are we gonna live?”

His tone was dripping with exaggerated regret.

Lizetta couldn’t help but crack a slight smile at the corners of her lips, her embarrassment turning into

anger.

“I am not a crybaby! And Joy’s a good kid, definitely going to be a sunny, adorable, heartwarming baby, not a crybaby either!”

Remington nodded, pulling her into his embrace, stroking her long hair.

“Alright, alright, neither you nor our child is a crybaby. Once Joy is born, you two can gang up on me, and I’ll be the family’s crybaby, how about that?”

His large hand sifted through Lizetta’s hair, his warm fingertips gently massaging her head.

low and soothing. Lizetta’s ear pressed against his chest when she was listening to the rhythm of

with a calming

talked about waiting for

said, “our family.”

really so gentle, so very

these plain, unadorned words flow into her parched heart like a warm stream, soothing her fears, making her heartbeat race.

looked up at him somewhat dazed, gazing into Remington’s eyes.

forward to

her nose reddened,

unable to help himself, pinched her nose hard, his forehead resting

thing are you saying? Isn’t

it’s yours!”

and Remington slightly

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“Since

child being bom?

telt like she was walking on air, a sense of

pushed Remington away, her eyes wide as she

were so careful with contraception before, you didn’t want me to get pregnant, and don’t you. remember what you said that one time? I didn’t want to take the pill, and you said yourself that if it happened, weld just get rid of it. Not just me, Joy heard it tool”

Lizetta’s heart spread again, his words had hurt

shadow that