Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

\"Has he left yet?\"

Three hours after undergoing gastric surgery, Remington Dashiell sat up in his hospital bed, looking up from his paperwork to ask in a deep voice.

Ray glanced at his wristwatch; it was nearing 10 p.m. But he was pretty sure that the two men who had visited Lizetta's room were still hanging around.

\"Mr. Dashiell, you've asked that three times now. The doctor advised you to rest. You did just have surgery, after all...\"

Ray wanted to add that seeing as he was currently a patient, perhaps he could act a bit more normal and not as if he was on some hospital stakeout. But meeting Remington's gaze, he found himself unable to voice those thoughts.

Changing tack, he stood up, saying, \"Shall I go check by Mrs. Dashiell's room again?\"

Remington's voice was cold as ice: \"Visiting hours ended at 8 p.m.\"

all. And as for Mr. Madden, he did leave quickly after settling Mrs. Bernice Madden in. But he's been coming back every hour on

crossed Remington's face. \"Hospital visiting hours are there so patients can rest. Should privileges allow someone to disregard these rules

it in for two hours already. It was almost 10 p.m.,

few days. Upon waking, though weak

home, he brought back a nutritious meal for Lizetta. Following

on waiting

feel it was right to ask him to leave, but with Jerome sticking around, Dr. White promptly declared he was on night duty at the hospital. As it wasn't busy, he preferred the company

to

nurse knocked and entered, Lizetta had

The presence of Hogan and Jerome caught her attention, and both

was a known

was a

him countless admirers. The other man, said to be the CEO of a major