Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Lizetta paused, then shook her head.

"I don't want to hear your explanations right now. Daisy's in the incubator, right? I need to see Daisy."

With that, she struggled to sit up, attempting to throw off the covers and get out of bed.

Her body was weak, and just the effort made her forehead break out in sweat, her body swaying.

Remington felt as if his heart was being twisted in agony. He pressed down on her firmly, cradling her face and leaning in to touch his forehead to hers.

"Liz, you know what I mean. I'm sorry, it's my fault for not keeping our Daisy safe. Daisy, he just..."

Slap!

He couldn't finish his sentence before Lizetta's hand struck his face.

The slap was sharp but feeble.

She had no strength, not even leaving a mark on his face, but Remington felt as though his soul had been shaken.

"Remington, I'm so fed up with you. Can't you understand when I say get lost? I need to see Daisy. Daisy must be looking for her mom. She'll only be calm with me by her side. She must be so scared, so cold... I need to find Daisy. Let me go! Let go!"

Lizetta suddenly began to struggle, her eyebrows knitted, thinking he was utterly ridiculous.

What was he even saying?

understand a word and didn't want

she shook her

hair turning increasingly bloodshot and

so sorry... please,

woman tighter, afraid she'd

felt the person in his

frail and weak, as if she would shatter in his arms with every

moment, their entire world seemed to tremble violently, collapsing

Liz, calm down. Your body can't take

by an unprecedented sense of helplessness and fear,

kept kissing her

forehead

bet

into

swers, a

of warm liquid rolling down her hair.

to his chest, also

get lost, let me go! I don't want your apologies. Give me back my

Remington's neck and face. She couldn't break

ridiculous, this man telling her that her baby was

baby had been kicking her in her belly just

be gone when