Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 305

Lizetta still remembered the sheer panic that gripped her when she saw that Facebook post.

She was in the university cafeteria at the time, just picked up her tray of food.

Her hand trembled, and the stainless steel tray crashed to the floor, creating a mess, and she even got a nasty burn on her leg. Everyone was staring at her

But she couldn’t care less about those strange looks or the pain. She just squatted there, clutching her phone and crying so hard she couldn’t catch her breath

Until his birthday, she refused to believe it, didn’t want to believe it.

She tried calling him but could never get through.

Clutching onto a sliver of hope, she still bought a plane ticket on the sly, with the gift she had prepared early, and flew abroad.

Only to see Evelina running towards Remington with a bouquet of roses, and Remington smiling as he accepted those roses, before they walked away together.

Later, the news that Evelina was fervently pursuing Remington and that they were together indeed traveled back to Zion City from abroad.

But now, Remington was flatly denying it.

I barely had enough time

ex–girlfriend? That’s a species I won’t be having in this lifetime. Though, I almost ended up with an

jokes, she grabbed the front of Remington’s shirt in frustration.

birthday, you clearly accepted Evelina’s roses. She even held your hand and went to have a candlelit

with her own eyes. How could it be

the event Lizetta mentioned but ended

I’m not that desperate!”

you

Even if I wanted to date, I

was visibly angry, flicking Lizetta’s

an indescribable expression on her

wanted to laugh, but also cry,

roses, and let her hold your hand into the restaurant for a candlelit dinner on such an important day

then vaguely remebered the incident. He explained, somewhat

to be Kevin and Elara meeting up to discuss something. The roses were actually bought by Evelina for her mom. She cut her hand, and I was just helping her carry them. The flight was delayed, and I had other matters, so we didn’t even finish. the meal. As

saying this, he squinted slightly.

this? It’s as if you

didn’t know what to say.