Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

After hanging up the phone, the man turned around, his gaze methodically sweeping through the bedroom.

Hanna had said that Lizetta's things were all still there, and indeed they were.

A cashmere shawl she often wore was strewn across the sofa, and her vanity table was still cluttered with her frequently used belongings.

Remington walked over, opening the jewelry box on the vanity. Inside, neatly arrayed, were the gardenia earrings, their wedding bands, and the pink diamond necklace he had recently given her. She hadn't taken any of it with her.

Yolanda mentioned that these items weren't what Lizetta wanted, but having them laid out in front of him felt like a silent slap across Remington's face.

He picked up the earrings, accidentally staining them with blood from his hand.

A pang of panic crossed Remington's eyes as he stroked the earrings.

He wanted to wipe the blood away. But it only seemed to spread more, impossible to be cleaned.

relationship,

the first time in his life, he was utterly uncertain about something, doubting whether their

it to death? Is that why you've abandoned everything here so

felt like

the earrings, he felt as though his spine had snapped, and he bended slowly under

that followed, Remington kept himself

sending people to look for her, and those who had been sent to Summer City before were

follow Remington and learn to practice managing the

began to

families began to circulate in Zion City, all signs pointing to Remington moving on from Liz, proceeding with his life. Two months

late to find Barbara

back? Why so late

tonight, and Remington asked me to accompany him. He introduced me to a lot of people, and he even drove me

expression softening as she held