Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 303

Evelina’s words were cut short as Hanna grabbed her hair and slapped her hard across the face twice.

Hanna’s fingers, adomed with long, manicured nails, left scratch marks on Evelina’s face

Evelina’s screams attracted the nurses, who peeked around curiously. Concerned about her image, Hanna finally let Eveline go.

She straightened her clothes, spat at Evelina, and quickly walked away.

Evelina stumbled backward, and that’s when Ray stepped up to help her, saying, “Miss Hawthome, you should probably lay low for a while. If anything happens to the baby, all this drama would have been for nothing.”

Evelina pushed Ray away, covering her face in shame and left without a word,

As the door to the hospital room closed, Lizetta, who had overheard the commotion, was taken aback.

The Hawthomes and the Dashiells were old family friends, and Hanna had always been warm towards Evelina.

Evelina as a

Hanna’s violent reaction, Lizetta wondered, “Is Joseph’s condition

serious?”

still in shock, looked

had been pinned on Evelina, and her outburst suggested desperation. Could it be

said, pulling Lizetta to sit by the bed and reaching for the iodine on the

instinctively blew on her hand and gently stroked

him, touched by his gentleness and momentarily forgetting her

faze het having been toughened by numerous injuries as a child.

Hans, she didn’t shed

but her time with the Dashiells, especially with Remington, had gradually brought back

pain.

Remington found them unsightly, insisting, “Liz, you are going to be a dancer. You need to be flawless on stage, under the scrutiny of countless

wasn’t just about the scars. Remington didn’t want her to be constantly reminded of the abuse and nightmares she endured at the Gardenias.

special ointment, claimed to be an diligently for over two years, nurturing