Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 330

Lizetta was blissfully unaware that the man lying in the hospital bed had turned as cold as ice.

Remington’s gaze shifted from the joyous figure of the woman to the closed eyelids of his own contemplation

Memories began to flood his mind

Ever since Lizetta arrived at the Dashiell household, she had been sensible and well behaved, but her interactions with Lucian were

different

From a young age, she refused to call him in a formal way.

As kids, they’d occasionally tussle and bicker, acting like the best of frenemies.

In Lucian’s presence, Lizetta was her true, lively self, a stark contrast to the overly polite girl she was around Remington

Her first time getting drunk was with Lucian, and she even called out his name in her sleep afterward.

Her first all–nighter was spent at the beach with Lucian, watching the stars.

For Lizetta’s college graduation, Remington, despite being severely injured abroad, rushed back to celebrate with her.

In the campus grounds. Lucian lifted her in her graduation gown, refusing to let her down, balancing her on his shoulder.

She playfully tugged at Lucian’s hair, half–annoyed, half–amused.

okay? Happy now, Lucian? You’re

laughter mingling with

And then

drawer, filled with youthful

he masochistically memorized

for that night four years ago, perhaps they would’ve been together

asleep?” Lizetta’s voice suddenly broke the silence,

she saw a flash of deep emotion in his eyes,

“What’s up?”

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plans to start a racing tmck, which naturally led her to

abroad.

yet and

touring the world and unable to teach, and

going to need her mother. Maybe we should reconsider your study abroad plans in a

abroad, they’d be forced to spend even

moments of her youth, allowing

finally on the mend and a baby on the way, Remington didn’t want to

with

Jay

knew she loved to dance, and there were plenty of opportunities right here in her homeland, with top dance companies willing to

their child a bit older, if she

only twenty–two, with a long dance career ahead of her. Remington felt there

so soon after giving birth, her body needed time to recover, and diving back into intense dance rehearsals for eight or nine hours a day was out of the