Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 377

His voice held a restrained emotion that Lizetta couldn’t quite grasp, nor did she want to, but slowly she calmed down.

“Easy now, let’s talk.”

Seeing her regain her composure, Remington let out a sigh of rellef and leaned down to kiss Lizetta’s forehead.

But as his lips touched her, she stiffened uncontrollably. A shadow passed over Remington’s eyes, the neon lights from outside slicing his stern profile into intermittently dark and light segments, casting an eerie glow.

Lizetta felt a shiver in her heart and finally spoke up, “Alright, go ahead. I’m listening!

Her face was still full of resistance, a look of having to comply rather than wanting to, making Remington feel utterly powerless.

He swallowed hard, his patience reaching its limit as he grabbed Lizetta’s chin with a frosty tone, full of anger, “Before that, shouldn’t you explain to me what you meant by saying the child isn’t mine, huh?”

Lizetta’s cold gaze suddenly blazed with anger at his accusatory tone, “What’s there to explain?”

were suddenly silenced

was held tight, her lips forcibly parted in his usual dominating and irresistible manner. Remington felt her slipping away from him more and more. He

intimacy, but the deeper he kissed, the more he realized the lack of response from

respond, like a doll without a shell at his mercy.

Remington, his hand moving through her hair, his thumb caressing the sensitive areal behind her ear. His other hand lifted the hem of her shirt, reaching in from

even realize how well he knew her body, succumbing to his subtle

slid from her side waist to her lower abdomen, overlapping with her hand that was covering her stomach, caressing the baby,

away from her lips, gently rubbing her nose, saying, “Take back your spiteful words!” He knew she was acting out of spite without really doubting

to speak. His hand threatened to wander again, and Lizetta finally cried out in protest, “I didn’t say anything wrong. Joy has nothing

mocking gently, “So you mean to say, how did you conceive on your own? Yours, huh? Impressive,

voice cold, “The amniotic fluid was

Chapter 377

Whose do you want

she could finish, Remington abruptly grabbed her face,