Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 345

Lizetta watched them walking side by side, and for a moment, everything seemed eerily familiar.

It was as if she was witnessing the scene from their anniversary night all over again, where Remington hu lake Evelina to the emergency room.

The resemblance was uncanny.

A wave of sorrow and exhaustion swept over her, causing her fingers to tremble slightly as they clutched her phone.

She stared at the man but didn’t approach him, instead, she found herself hiding behind a nearby tree.

Remington must have felt the vibration from his phone because he took it out and swiped the screen.

Lizetta’s ears perked up as Remington’s deep, familiar voice came through

“Why didn’t you pick up just now?”

He asked, without using any particular form of address.

Was it because Stella was there, and he didn’t know how to refer to Lizetta in her presence?

Lizetta couldn’t help but wonder

She tightened her grip on her phone and asked him, “Remington, where are you? Why didn’t you come home for lunch?

Lizetta thought, if Remington was upfront about being with Stella, then she wouldn’t have to believe Evelina’s rumors.

come out and formally introduce herself to Stella, to clear the

if Remington continued to keep secrets.

even have time to ponder what it meant if he was hiding something,

up with work, about to head

distracted by her phone and missed a

and thanked him with a

filtering through

watch any longer. She tumed away,

with y you,

sugar–glazed cheesecake I had delivered from Blissful Bites t

this

noon?”

Stella’s presence

diverted the topic to Blissful Bites‘ pastries, a

ey don’t forget

being in several places at once. They to show care for their wives at home while accompanying their

Lizetta couldn’t believe that Remington would stoop

he deceive and

to Blissful Bites to get those pastries for you last time, but you didn’t get to try them because of the incident with Iris March. Today,

breathing grew heavy. The last time Remington went to Blissful Bites for her, he

this up

from Blissful Bites are your way of apologizing

then thinking a box of pastries would suffice as an apology.