Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 321

“Remi, you can’t hit the hay with wet hair, trust me, you’re gonna catch your death of cold one of these days, it’ll hurt so bad, bashing your head against the wall won’t even help. Up and at ‘em!”

Lizetta scrunched up her little face, tugging at him with all her might.

“Remi, what’s got you down? Why the long face all day? You gotta smile more, like me. If you can’t flash a big Hollywood smile, at least show a couple of teeth. With looks like yours, It’s a crime not to smile! Careful, or next life you’ll come back as something out of a horror show, like this, blah blah blah!”

With one hand stretching her mouth and the other pulling at her eyes, Lizetta made a goofy face at him.

And so it went.

As a kid, Lizetta was always on his case, chattering away like a grandma..

But it was comforting, like having a sun around, a ray of light in his otherwise cold and dull life.

Then he went abroad, and their communication dwindled.

Coming back, the little girl had grown into a young woman, more mature and, somehow, more distant.

She was quieter around him, filled with the secret thoughts of a young woman, not as keen to talk.

Or maybe, she just didn’t feel like talking to him anymore, having found other confidants.

But now, seeing Lizetta before him, Remington saw glimpses of the little girl she once was.

He cracked a slight smile and beckoned with a hook of his finger.

“Come here a sec.”

nightstand

“What’s up?”

she was pulled into

watch

lifted her head from his embrace, hastily propping herself against his chest,

him, his cool gaze close enough to reflect her little face, his lips barely

boss me

gaze and her cheeks warmed a bit, feeling

her lip, retorting, “Is that not allowed?”

I am not

in Lizetta’s heart, leaving her a bit

eager, overstepping her

apologize when she heard Remington continue.

you really want to boss me around,

eyelashes fluttered, “Which is?”

you want to boss me around, give

Lizetta didn’t catch on

and tapped his lips, arms crossed and resting behind his head, a languid

Lizetta.

was hinting at a

slowly leaned in and pecked

held the back of her head, deepening the kiss.

her lips until satisfied, then released

is my command, but these two reports are from Cedric, got to deal with them ASAP. Mind reading them

kiss, Lizetta nodded almost reflexively.