Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

In the courtyard, Edith's face was as pale as sheet, watched over by two bodyguards.

Upon seeing Remington emerge, Edith immediately broke free from the bodyguards and rushed forward, dropping to her knees with a thud. She opened her mouth, hoping to plead for mercy, but Remington was concerned she might wake Lizetta, who was sleeping upstairs.

With a glance from him, the bodyguard covered Edith's mouth and dragged her away.

"Mmmph."

Tears and snot streamed down Edith's face as she was filled with regret and fear. She knew if she couldn't seize this opportunity to plead for herself, what awaited her would be severe punishment.

But Remington obviously didn't give her that chance. Edith watched helplessly as the man got into his car, which then sped away.

Despair filled Edith's eyes as the two bodyguards dragged her out of Oakridge Heights.

"Get lost, you traitor," one of the bodyguards sneered.

to her, yet Edith felt even more terrified. She got up from the

cold laugh,

and in fairness, Remington retaliated against

Oakridge Heights because her husband and son had fallen into gambling addiction,

tried to preserve would be probably gone. Having offended Remington, she could no longer

this. As the bodyguards left, she swayed and sat down hard on the

hour later,

grim face. Hanna, sitting on the

her were two stoic bodyguards, both Ray's men. Highly skilled and stubborn,

the hospital and watched over her closely, which had

walk in, her anger surged. She grabbed the ashtray from

"Remington!"

missed as Remington stepped aside, and it crashed into a vase behind him, sending porcelain shards scattering across the floor.

to have a simple amniocentesis test.