Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 327

nose tingled with emotion, and for a moment, she hesitated to approach.

She feared it was all an illusion, that he didn’t care about her as much as she thought

Or perhaps, he wasn’t there waiting for her.

“Are you going to come over or what?”

It wasn’t until she heard Remington’s stem voice that Lizetta confirmed her hopes.

Was this his way of making amends?

She thought about it, her earlier frustrations fading away into a bittersweet feeling.

Her heart felt a mix of sour and sweet as she walked over to him, reaching to pluck the cigarette from Remington’s fingers.

“Remington, this is a no–smoking zone in the hospital. With your injuries, smoking isnt good for you!”

Remington, however, retorted, “Pregnant women should stay away from smoke too!”

“So why are you still smoking!” Lizetta huffed lightly.

Remington crushed the cigarette butt in his palm, extinguishing it.

He walked over to a trash can to dispose of it, then turned back to her with a cold tone.

“You’re the reason I’m stressed.enough to smoke in the first place!”

her back, locking up into his eyes, “Remington, were you

her breath, hopeful light twinkling in her

lips twitched

so straightforward and

if illuminated by the brightest sunshine, her smile uncontrollable and her

Lizetta into his embrace,

to another man?”

wife. Isn’t it natural for a husband to feel jealous when his

this be the last

was his wife, not because of who she

her disappointment, nodding, but still explained.

earlier and thought the person beside me was

fuming over the incident, lifted her

you love

then shook her

me. I don’t love

a marriage proposal. These pa years, he left a promising position with the White family to work at the Dashiell private hospital, scheming to get close to you. You two

chin tightened, her slender neck bending

of ice and fire, and his words making an unsettling sense to

him!”

It was in your

sneered. He had seen it all from the shadows

to kiss Lizetta, who sat passively in the passenger seat without pushing him

it was a brief kiss, Remington felt a rage he