Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

What's all this lovey-dovey business?

Lizetta turned her head to glare at Remington, who looked down at her with a tender, affectionate gaze. He gently stroked her hair before leaning in to whisper in her ear.

"Your brother just woke up, and the doctor advised against stressing him out. Are you sure you want to tell him about our divorce now?"

He spoke swiftly, planting a soft kiss amidst her locks before turning his gaze back to Thaddeus.

Lizetta stiffened slightly, her nervous eyes fixed on Thaddeus.

Yet, the look in Thaddeus's eyes slowly filled with a relieved and joyful smile. He struggled to open his mouth, saying in a hoarse, barely discernible voice, "Good, happy."

It had been over two years since he last spoke, his voice strained and difficult to understand, but he managed to squeeze out a few words with all his might.

But Lizetta understood, she read the emotion in Thaddeus's eyes.

He was saying that waking up to see her and Remington getting along made him very happy.

Lizetta knew Thaddeus had been worried about her, and seeing him like this, her nose tingled, eyes warming with tears.

At that moment, the feeling of having her caring, protective brother finally back felt suddenly real, no longer distant.

to tightly grasp Thaddeus's hand, wiping away the tears at the

happy you're awake. You've made it through this hurdle, from now on,

also leaned in with a smile, patting Lizetta on

the doctor do another

call button, and the

around her waist, was led away from the bedside as the doctor and nurses approached. Stepping back, Lizetta felt the firm hand still

pulling her

"He's been watching us."

Thaddeus, indeed meeting his gaze again, and quickly offered a reassuring, bright smile. Remington also nodded at Thaddeus, then the doctor blocked their view, and

However, Remington looked

innocently back and whispered,

into a coma,

on good terms. While

about you. His organs, vessels, and nerves are all weak now. If he finds out we're divorced, it could shock his system

by his reasoning,

the part of a loving husband, no need to

welled up in her-Remington could be insufferable-but she couldn't

his eyes

taken advice from Timothy Temple, who said if a woman's body stops rejecting a man's closeness, her emotional defenses would gradually

every opportunity to be