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."

"Remington, what

returned to the

the police. Let her face the

in disbelief, "I am Mrs. Dashiell, your mother!

won't allow it! What would happen to the

scoffed, "The Dashiell family's reputation is

added, "If you don't want to go to

was strained, Remington couldn't ignore that

Nathan's expression softened as

also arranged for her to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital

hospital? I'm

ran down

was

"Exactly."

send your own mother to a mental hospital? I'm not sick! I

their own grandson? You're not the one to decide whether you're sick or