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.

turned to Evelina for money instead of daring to

was tight on money herself and didn’t want to pay, but

hand.

Damn it!

Evelina’s anxious expression and

called unfilial won’t change much. But you, you always care about your reputation. Since you’re so

clenched her

wanted to offload Jolin and her troubles onto her.

wasn’t helping Jolin out of old times‘ sake but

could Jolin have on

Between us, it seems Jolin prefers

and said, “Because I respect her more. I’ve always seen her as the mother who raised me. You, on the other

moment of

lost interest in probing further

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as a mother. I’d rather be motherless than have one who doesn’t care if I live