Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 317

Lizetta pondered for a moment, then stepped out from behind the marble column and walked towards the

elevator.

Evelina spotted her immediately and hurried over, hands on her hips.

“Liz, I bet you’ve already seen your mom and uncles, right? They’ve been seriously hurt and can’t afford medical bills. You’re their flesh and blood, and yet you avoid them. That’s not cool, is it?”

Lizetta stopped in her tracks, looked at Evelina, and said with a smile, “Well, you’re here, aren’t you? Ms. Hawthorne, since you are such a good Samaritan, why not help them out a bit more? After all, they were your family for six years and raised you.”

Lizetta walked past Evelina, but Evelina grabbed her arm.

“Liz, don’t you think you’re being a bit cold–hearted? You’re now the lady of the Dashiell family, carrying the Dashiell heir. Are you really going to watch your mom and uncles struggle to borrow money for medical bills? That won’t look good on you, you know.”

Evelina was frustrated. Remington was hardly paying her any attention these days.

To make matters worse, he pulled the Hawthorne family’s funding, leaving them in a precarious situation.

And now, she was being hassled by Jolin and her gang, leeching off her like parasites.

money instead of

to pay, but Jolin had something on her,

hand.

Damn it!

saw Evelina’s anxious expression

not the best; being called unfilial won’t change much. But you, you always care about your reputation. Since you’re so concerned about them, why

clenched her fists

to Lizetta that Evelina wanted to offload Jolin and her

Jolin out of old times‘ sake but

could Jolin have

“Don’t feel too bad. Between us, it seems

me. You, on the other hand, have always acted like a spoiled brat in the Hawthorne family. You never saw her as your mother, so of course,

of panic in Evelina’s eyes.

probing further and

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motherless than have