“Liz, there's no rush. We're about to have dinner anyway. Besides, I haven't even introduced you to our guests yet. These two are my nephews, they—”
Eartha pointed to her two nephews, but Lizetta cut her off mid-sentence.
“Mrs. Madden, did you even prepare a room for me?”
Eartha's warm smile faded slightly. Seeing this, the man in the light blue suit jacket immediately stepped forward.
“How could you misunderstand Eartha like that? Of course she prepared a room for you. It's just that dinner is almost ready, so we'll show you upstairs afterward. I'm Silas Porter. I've heard so much about the beautiful Lizetta, and I've been dying to finally meet you. You truly live up to your reputation—radiant as a fragrant gardenia.”
As Silas spoke, he reached out to shake Lizetta's hand. When she didn't reciprocate, he leaned in slightly, as if planning to forcefully grab her hand.
Lizetta let out a cold scoff and immediately took two steps back.
She stared at him icily. “Who are you trying to claim as family? My mother was an only child. I don't have any cousins.”
Silas's face flushed with embarrassment. Conrad, looking as if he had reached the very end of his patience, spoke up in a dark tone.
“Lizetta, are you determined to make a scene and ruin everyone's night just so you can be satisfied?!”
Lizetta finally turned her attention back to her father. A chilling, mocking smile touched her lips.
“So, the only way for you to be satisfied is if I let everyone else walk all over me while I swallow my own misery?”
Being repeatedly talked back to in front of the younger generation made Conrad feel as though his authority was being trampled. He flared up in anger.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington)
Does evil really triumph always above the good in this novel ? How comes Stella's evilness has no end? Does the author believes that by giving justice and importance to bad people like Stella will make this novel interesring? I am starting to lose my patience and ask when will the writer finally will realize that the protagonist is Lizetta and not Stella....
Update pls thanks!...
This novel is too sad. When will Lizetta experience real happiness. Why is her life so miserable.. Author pls bring changes in the story....
Removed the 5 Chapters per day if you can't keep up to it....