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!”

up into his eyes, “Remington, were you jealous just now?”

hopeful light twinkling in her

lips twitched

was so straightforward and firm.

by the brightest sunshine,

pulled Lizetta into his embrace, looking down at her.

to another

for a husband to feel jealous

cooled, “Liz, let this

all because she was his wife, not because of who she

suppressed her disappointment, nodding, but still

earlier and thought the person beside me was you.”

the incident, lifted

you love

shook her head in disbelief.

between Hogan and me. I

with the White family to work at the Dashiell private hospital, scheming to get close to you. You two were kissing in

chin tightened, her slender neck bending under

at him, his eyes a storm of ice and fire, and

never kissed him!” Lizetta protested

was in your car parked below Yolanda’s

seen it all from the shadows that night.

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

was a brief kiss, Remington felt a rage he could hardly contain.