Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Remington's face turned icy in an instant. With a furrowed brow and sharp eyes, he commanded sternly.

"Get out!"

Stella's face drained of color, her eyes reddening with the sting of humiliation.

"I-I'm sorry, I'll leave now, oh!"

As she turned, her movements were frantic and clumsy, causing her to bump her head against the doorframe.

The documents she was carrying scattered across the floor. She immediately knelt down to pick them up, tears streaming down her face.

Lizetta, of course, could hear Stella's distinctive voice over the phone.

At that moment, she recalled their encounter at the airport, where Stella mentioned she had been working closely with Remington at the Starlight Group for the past two months.

It dawned on Lizetta that Stella had been positioned by Remington's side in the company.

always kept his professional and personal life separate. In the past, to foster a closer relationship between them, Fiona had arranged for Lizetta to work as

at the company, his displeasure was evident. Later, he

of the family matriarch, Lizetta would have been promptly expelled from the

hadn't pursued further education over the years, was now working in the president's office at the

felt a wave of relief that she hadn't fallen for Remington's smooth talk and ended up

too

but before he could explain, Lizetta had already hung up. Stella, crying while gathering her documents, sported a noticeable bump on her forehead from the collision, looking pitiful. She hoped Remington would come over to assist her, providing an opportunity to

making Stella's heart race. Ultimately, Stella dared not do anything further. She collected the documents, wiped her tears, and

at the old mansion,

and fearing their marriage was doomed, wanted to storm the Starlight Group wielding a metaphorical broadsword

to head upstairs, Mr. Barlow caught up to her, saying, "Ma'am, Mr. Dashiell just called. He said you can refuse everything else, but the child support of $20,000 a month is mandatory. Additionally, you can choose

without a proper home. If you agree, I'll amend the agreement right away..."

"I agree."

was tired of dealing with Remington's

her agreement, Mr. Barlow breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Just a moment, ma'am, I'll prepare

was visibly stressed. In his years as a lawyer, he had never seen a divorce where the