Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 832

But compared to Remington's other cufflinks, these were rather modest.

Lizetta wanted to celebrate her brother's coming of age, not expecting him to wear them often. If he wore them just occasionally, she would be thrilled.

Little did she know that upon receiving them and discovering she had taken up tutoring to afford the custom design, sacrificing much of her rest, Remington reprimanded her.

Lizetta felt quite wronged at the time, sulking through the night until the next morning. Emerging from the kitchen, she looked up to see Remington descending the stairs, fastening the very cufflinks.

For a time, Remington wore those cufflinks to many significant events.

Despite being the cheapest pair he owned, their relationship later grew strained, and Lizetta never saw those cufflinks again.

She thought Remington had long disposed of them.

"How did these end up with you?"

Suddenly thrust back into memories, Lizetta's fingertips trembled as she coldly stared at Stella.

Stella, seeing her guard down, smirked.

imagine would lead a man to leave something so personal with another woman? Lizetta, don't tell me you actually believed that after you left for four months, Remington just sat around waiting for you?"

she was blatantly suggesting she'd been intimate with

at Stella

I'm

chuckled, attempting to take the cufflinks back, saying, "Claiming not to care, yet you should see how upset you look

hand,

eyebrow, amused, "I was the original owner of these

yours now!" Stella reached out to

the sudden frustration, Stella? Knowing the origin of these cufflinks, why keep a pair I gave to Remington? Do you take them out to

en

"Of course, I plan to return them to Remington. It's basic courtesy."

should return them

cool upon seeing such a personal item

planning to confront Remington

That couldn't happen.

reached out, the two struggled

V

said, "This was left