Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 367

Lizetta was enveloped by the familiar scent, turning the once sweet flutter in her heart into a bitter mix of anger and humiliation.

Why should she be the one to hide? She was upfront and honest; it was he who skulked in the shadows.

Her avoidance wasn’t out of fear or cowardice. It was because she was a mess, her face streaked with tears.

She didn’t want to face him and Stella’s family in such a state, to be the butt of their jokes. She wanted to maintain what little dignity she had left.

But how could he continue to humiliate her as if nothing had happened? Lizetta’s eyes reddened as she raised her hand, not hesitating to strike Remington across the face.

However, the man was quick, grabbing her wrist and forcibly separating her fingers to intertwine his own with hers. Then, he lifted her arms and pinned them against the wall in a dominating gesture.

His kiss became punishingly deep and heated, even more so due to her fierce resistance, causing an undeniable reaction in him!

Bastard! Lizetta bit down hard, the taste of blood instantly filling her mouth.

“Ugh.”

pulling away, his handsome face turning icy as he gripped Lizetta’s chin. He licked the blood off the corner of his lips, the sting

a sharp tongue. Trying to bite me to death?”

as if she were a cornered cat, “Don’t call me Liz!”

that, making her feel like she belonged when she

making her feel cherished every time he uttered it. Yet now,

used to love it,” Remington frowned, his thumb

her voice deliberate, “Are you speaking to Liz,

stiffened, the gentleness on Lizetta’s cheek turning into a forceful grip. The tender skin around her eyes

close, too close, and his body’s immediate reaction didn’t lie to

moment felt like a boulder crushing her chest,

these wild thoughts!” Remington finally spoke, his voice a mix of rebuke that, to Lizetta,

him with a curl of her lips, “Isn’t Stella’s nickname

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