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.

had clearly preferred Evelina as a

about Evelina’s deception and seeing Hanna’s violent reaction, Lizetta wondered, “Is Joseph’s condition

serious?”

still in shock, looked at Remington with concem.

suggested desperation. Could

for the iodine on the nightstand. As he dabbed the lodine on her scratched skin, Lizetta flinched at

blew on her hand

by his gentleness and momentarily forgetting her

time when pain didn’t faze het having been toughened by numerous injuries as

pulp by Hans, she didn’t shed a tear or make a sound,

the Dashiells,

pain.

gone to great lengths to heal her wounds, using both internal and external treatments, even surgery, to fade her scars. Though some scars remained, they didn’t bother her. However, Remington found them unsightly,

her to be constantly reminded of the abuse and nightmares she

to be an diligently for over two years,