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.

formally introduce herself to Stella, to clear

continued to

have time to ponder what it meant if he was hiding something, or how she should react, when she

to head

When Stella was distracted by her phone and

thanked him

sweet, filtering through

bear to watch any longer.

someone with y you, Remington?”

and sugar–glazed cheesecake

this

noon?”

casually, not mentioning Stella’s presence or offering any

diverted the topic to Blissful Bites‘ pastries, a clear evasion,

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for their wives at

that Remington would stoop to

could he deceive and

her silence, Remington added, “I personally went to Blissful Bites to get those pastries for you last time, but you didn’t get to try them

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

this up to

your way

then thinking a box of pastries would suffice as an