Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

"Ash, I'm not tired. I want to have dinner with Elsa!"

Nelson caught the old lady's pleading, panicked gaze, and any hesitation on his face vanished completely.

He immediately turned to Lizetta and Remington, flashing Remington a smile.

"So, you're Mrs. Dashiell? Mr. Dashiell, my wife seems to have taken quite a liking to your wife. Would you mind if we invited you both to join us for a casual dinner?"

Both being figures in the business world, even though Nelson had stepped back from the forefront, leaving the Madden family business in the hands of Jerome and his son-in-law, Conrad West, he was still acquainted with Remington, having met him a couple of times at business summits.

Remington held a respectful admiration for a business predecessor like Mr. Madden and glanced at Jerome and Andrea beside him before nodding with a smile.

"Having Mr. Madden and the gracious lady visit Zion City, the honor of hosting falls to me. Moreover, Mr. Madden has previously done my wife a great service.

I've tried to express my gratitude twice, only to be kindly refused by Mr. Madden. With Mr. Madden's noble character, I hope he wouldn't turn down our invitation today?" Remington's gaze shifted to Jerome.

Indeed, Remington had sent Cedric with generous gifts to Jerome's doorstep, only to be turned away.

the two men's eyes met-one cool, the other clear-Jerome's slight smile seemed to dissolve any underlying

first, seeing as my grandparents wish to

words seemed to hint at Remington's dominant nature, lacking

expression darkened slightly, changing the

had already turned to

go out for dinner after picking her up? If it's too much, we can always plan for another day." All eyes turned to

considerate demeanor made him appear more like Lizetta's husband

behind Remington, dared not meet his boss's

caught off

in the past weeks, trying to assert his dominance and battling jealousy, seemed futile compared to M Madden's tactful and

pressured, Lizetta found Mrs. Bernice Madden's anxiousness hard to

let's go for dinner. I'm hungry, and I'd love your

hopeful and hesitant gaze, Lizetta felt an inexplicable tenderness, unable to voice

was Mrs.

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Madden's resemblance to Fiona