Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

She was still trapped in the throes of grief after losing her child.

He just wanted to be there for her, to help her through it.

"No! Grandma, you're overthinking it. She wouldn't do that. Postpartum depression needs love and support, and I'm here for her. She wants to stay here. She's asleep now, but when she wakes up, you can ask her yourself."

"You bring Liz back here, or I'm not leaving this spot!" Grandma demanded, but Remington simply hung up on her the next second.

Fiona went pale, while Tina quickly tried to console her, helping Grandma back onto the hospital bed.

"What's the use in being stubborn now after all this? It's just making things worse!"

On the top floor of the hospital, Martin was practicing tai chi by the floor-to-ceiling windows, while Stella sat on a couch nearby, applying ointment to her neck, which bore the clear marks of Remington's grip, likely from burst capillaries, causing a stinging pain.

"Remington's been so harsh because of that woman, Lizetta. Dad, do you think he'll even want to marry me now?"

the mirror, looking towards

tantrums temporarily but not in the long run. Once he and Lizetta are fully over, you just need to be kind and understanding, fill the void. With the passionate memories of your youth, you'll have him in the palm of your

words, a

her dismissively, "What, you're actually in

gaze, her face turning pale as she

always remember, he's the reason my brother and mom are gone! How

just as the door

by staff. Martin ceased his tai chi, smiling inquiringly as the doctor spoke

West, please proceed with the discharge formalities

mean?"

West is fit

just left

his attitude starkly different

defect that required Constant monitoring in an incubator. Suddenly claiming the doctor had left the country seemed too convenient, a clear sign they were being