Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 924

Lizetta felt her heart skip a beat; she was pretty sure Grandpa Nelson had caught onto something.

Saying no now would only make things more suspicious.

She quickly plastered on a smile and nodded, "Sure, that sounds great."

As she stood up, she frantically gestured off-camera to the man slouched on the bed, urging him to make a swift exit.

"How about I show you the balcony and the bathroom first, Grandpa and Grandma?" she suggested, stepping backward towards the balcony with a forced grin.

"Look at this view from the balcony, isn't it quite nice?" Lizetta said, casting a sharp glance at Remington on the bed. He just sat there, legs casually crossed, watching her with an infuriatingly amused expression, clearly in no hurry to move.

She glared at him again, this time with enough intensity to send daggers, but he merely sat up, crossing his arms defiantly as if he had no intention of budging. Lizetta was tempted to march over and give him a swift kick right off the bed. "This place is in a great location, isn't it? Yoli's really outdone herself, buying a house like this," Nelson's voice crackled through her phone.

of Zion City's iconic skyline? It was clearly a standalone mansion with a sprawling garden - far beyond what Yolanda could afford

racing, and the camera

financials. "The view really is something. Liz, why don't you pan the camera around so I can take a better look at the room?"

thing, let me just adjust it," Lizetta replied, her voice

it would capture Remington's annoyingly

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with a mischievous grin clearly enjoying the game. But seeing her