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 ground,

turned back with a cold laugh, "You better go

and in fairness, Remington retaliated

and son had fallen into gambling addiction, owing a large sum of gambling debts. This

would be probably gone. Having offended Remington, she could no longer make a living in

she swayed and sat down hard on

later, at Riverbend

Hanna, sitting on the couch

two stoic bodyguards, both Ray's men. Highly skilled and stubborn, they only took orders from

commands, having brought her back from the hospital and watched over

Hanna saw Remington walk in, her anger surged. She grabbed

"Remington!"

shards scattering across the floor. That vase was

mother, Lizetta's mother-in-law. I just wanted her to have a simple amniocentesis test. What's the big deal? Why treat me like this, as if I'm some sort