Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Remington said that for Grace, Hanna practically sees Stella as a daughter of her own, and she might even wish it was Stella who had come back all those years ago. And looking at it now, it seemed spot on.

Hanna was holding Stella in a way that was both protective and tender, really as if she was her own daughter.

Thinking back to how she had tried to win Hanna's favor for years, yet had never earned a single word of kindness, Liz couldn't help but find herself utterly ridiculous.

It was clear that she and Hanna were never meant to be mother and daughter-in-law.

"I'm just sitting here, what could I possibly do to her? She's almost thirty, not some eleven or twelve-year-old girl. How could I bully her?"

Hanna turned pale with anger after Liz's blunt retort.

She looked at Remington with annoyance.

"Remington, you've seen it, time and again, how she treats me? Sharp-tongued, lacking any sort of decency or humility. How do you expect me to like her? She's nothing but a wild child, not a patch on Stella!" Liz turned her head, smirking at Remington.

Stella was in tears, and she waited for this man to unleash his fury.

However, Remington, furrowing his brows, only said to Hanna.

you want her to respect you, you have to

on her words, and her face turned

to defend her in such a situation, but she

Remington couldn't

leave, nothing mattered

don't argue with Remington over me, Liz

took Hanna's hand and

matched what Hanna

just a chat? Don't t worry, tell

asking why I disappeared all these years. It was all the memories

grew even angrier, so much so that

fool can see, Stella's absence was beyond

"Apologize to Stella

a cool voice. "I didn't realize Ms. West was so

apologize?!" Hanna, feeling her anger

to leave, but Remington's tall figure was blocking her way at

gaze swept over Stella's

not, hitting someone's sore spot deserves a

purse, resisting the urge to scratch his handsome