Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 859

Lizzy hurried past, her footsteps catching his attention, making the man slowly lift his head.

A slight smile played at the corners of his thin lips. He knew deep down she couldn't bear to be too harsh on him. As he watched her approach swiftly, a clap of thunder boomed overhead.

Boom!

As if the earth itself was trembling, Remington could clearly see the shock on Lizzy's face, her body swaying slightly. His expression tightened, "Liz!"

In a moment of panic, he crawled forward a couple of steps, wrapping his arms firmly around her slender waist.

"Ah!"

Simultaneously, the umbrella Lizzy was holding slipped from her grasp, and she covered her ears with a startled cry.

The thunder continued, each boom more ferocious than the last.

Lizzy felt as if she was reliving that thunderous night, lying in the back of a car, being rushed to the hospital by her grandfather, with thunder rolling outside the window. She was bleeding profusely, beyond saving.

At that moment, she had wished for nothing more than Remington to be by her side, but he never showed up until she was taken into the surgery room.

She woke up to Remington's cold, harsh news that Daisy was gone.

had never hated him

arms, hearing him desperately calling her name, Lizzy felt a sharp pain in her

opening her eyes and lowering her hands from her ears, her legs gave out

she didn't hit the ground; Remington steadied

her sit on

of the thunder?

asked gently, his fingers lightly brushing her wind-tossed hair behind her

tenderly at her pale face,

stopped mid-sentence, realizing the significance of the stormy night, and held her tighter,

shouldn't have brought you here in

down, turning to look

know, get up and let's go. Stop doing

time here with

belongs to en.kikist

stand, and Remington

stood up, expecting him

solemnly. "I'll call Cedric to come up and escort

reach for his phone, both shocked and

as Remington was about to make the call, she snatched

velet

car. I came up