Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 304

Lizetta wanted happiness within her grasp, more than she ever had before.

She reached back, gripping Remington’s hand tightly, maybe a bit too much.

Remington paused, lifted his gaze with a quizzical eyebrow raise, “What’s up?”

Their eyes met, and Lizetta pressed on, “Remington, you’ve made it clear to your mom that the kid isn’t yours. Can’t you just lay it all out for me?”

Remington’s lips tightened, “is it that important? The kid isn’t mine, you know that. And the kid won’t affect our future.”

He frowned slightly, obviously reluctant to delve into this topic.

He couldn’t fathom why Lizetta was so insistent on getting to the bottom of this

The child wasn’t his, wouldn’t be living with them, and it wasn’t like he planned to keep it a secret forever.

Once the child was bom, she’d naturally find out

affecting our lives! I’m your wife, Remington. If you expect me to accept your ex, Evelina’s child, you owe

at his evasive stance, and she pulled away from Remington, standing

want our kids to be siblings with hers, while Evelina haunts me like a relentless specter I can’t live like this, not for a single day. If you’re going to keep this up,

love for Remington notwithstanding, she

envisioned, nor

her piece, Lizetta turned

frowned, reaching out to grab

Remington sat at the edge of the bed, legs spread wide, effectively trapping Lizetta between them, immobilized.

annoying, don’t

gritted her teeth in frustration, but Remington grabbed

ever have that kind of relationship? I must’ve missed the

froze, her mind blown, staring blankly at Remington.

you two together abroad?”

overseas for college at seventeen, and pot long after, Evelina’s

with time differences and distances, Lizettä felt Remington drifting away.