Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Hanna immediately protested, "Five years? Daisyseph just had surgery and still needs me to take care of her..."

"Shut up!" Nathan turned and glared fiercely at Hanna.

This was already a punishment as light as it could be. If Hanna were smart, she would know that now was not the time to talk back or be unrepentant, but to show weakness.

And Hanna understood the emotion behind Nathan's glare.

She paled, stepping out from behind Nathan, and grabbed Remington's arm.

"Remington, Mom knows she messed up. I've been regretting it. That day in the hospital when I heard we lost the baby, I was shocked. It was an accident! I apologize to you. I'll go and explain to Lizetta, I..." Remington coldly withdrew his hand, his expression unchanging from beginning to end.

"No need, she wouldn't want to hear your apology. Some sins can't just be erased with repentance!"

He looked at Hanna coldly, who was now crying, her expression full of regret.

But Remington smirked sarcastically, clearly not convinced of Hanna's remorse. She was just scared of the consequences now that her actions had come to light.

He turned to Nathan, "Sending her abroad for five years? Father's punishment is almost laughably lenient."

what

the armchair, his

her

Mrs. Dashiell, your mother! You want to send me to

"No! I won't allow it!

"The Dashiell family's

paused, then added, "If you don't want to go to jail,

mother. Even if their relationship was strained, Remington couldn't ignore that fact. Sending her

Nathan's expression softened as

be admitted to a psychiatric hospital today for treatment.

hospital? I'm

chill ran

hoped she was overthinking,

"Exactly."

won't go! No, you ungrateful child, you actually want to send your own mother to a mental

sane person would harm their own grandson? You're not the one to decide whether you're