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.

her, yet Edith felt even more terrified. She got up from the ground, "Mr. Dashiell

bodyguard turned back with a cold laugh, "You better go

Remington's wife and baby, and

let Evelina into Oakridge Heights because her husband and son had fallen into gambling addiction, owing a large sum of gambling debts.

boss; the home she tried to preserve would be probably gone.

she swayed and sat down hard on

hour later, at

Hanna, sitting on the

men. Highly skilled and stubborn, they only

having brought her back from the hospital

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

"Remington!"

into a vase behind him, sending porcelain shards scattering across the floor. That vase was a treasure Hanna

I am your 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 of