Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Lizzy gasped, pulling the baby back into her arms and gently patting his little bottom.

"Ron! What's wrong with Ron?"

As the hospital room door swung open, the person who rushed in caused Remington to furrow his brow in surprise.

It was Stella.

Her face was a mask of anxious worry as she hurried towards Lizzy.

Bending over, Stella tried to snatch the baby from Lizzy's arms.

Instinctively, Lizzy tightened her hold, and as the two tugged back and forth, the baby, already awake, began to cry loudly, clutching at Lizzy's shirt and burrowing into her embrace.

Lizzy's eyes turned icy. "Stella, what are you doing! Let go of the child!"

Startled, Lizzy pushed Stella away.

Stella stumbled backward, towards Remington.

She clearly intended to fall into Remington's arms, but he swiftly sidestepped, avoiding her.

Stella, missing her mark, twisted her ankle in her high heels, "Ouch!"

Anna, who had followed in, hurriedly supported Stella. Stella, looking at Remington, had eyes filled with vulnerability and grievance.

"Remington, can you ask Liz to give Ron back to me? I know Lizzy resents Evelina, and even more so hates the unfortunate timing of Ron's birth. Remington, you were there for Ron's birth but couldn't make it to take Liz into the delivery room. And then, indirectly, it led to your own child's stillbirth. But Ron is innocent, he..."

shut your

like a dagger to the ear, and Remington sharply

Stella and Anna standing behind her, still taken aback by

more stunned, her arms stiffening as she

the one Evelina Hawthorne gave

eyes were complicated, a vulnerability

side, saying gravely, "Liz, I just found

worried Lizzy would

had a flurry of thoughts in that moment, but

And

Anna

Ser encounter with

Remington's

reaction,

to her. hadn't lied

SWI

no

she hadn't expected was how much Remington had cared for the

not once visited the West family to see this

West family's nanny and this baby? Lizzy's

hadn't expected this baby to be the surviving infant of the West family from that night. Because of this

gone, but this child

innocent, Lizzy couldn't help but feel a thorn in her heart, Ker earlier tenderness mixed with the sting

fortable.

"Waaah... Waaah!"