Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 1098

Remington arched an eyebrow, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. "Is it really that serious? Her life is on the line, you say? Funny, she seems perfectly capable of running around town causing chaos. Looks fine to me."

Eartha's lips trembled violently. Conrad was practically shaking with rage.

"Remington Dashiell! My wife sacrificed her body for Lizetta Madden's mother! Even if you despise her and want to make her life a living hell in every other way, you have absolutely no right to attack her over this! You're cutting off her only chance at survival over a petty grievance. If Lizetta ever wakes up and learns what you did, the entire world will spit on her for being an ungrateful wretch!"

Conrad was so furious he was ready to physically lunge. Remington's expression instantly darkened into a lethal glare.

"Your wife? Lizetta's mother? Hah. Don't forget, Mr. West, that the woman whose life was saved was your *first* wife, and Liz is your *actual* biological daughter!"

The blatant distinction Conrad made in his phrasing had beautifully exposed exactly where his true loyalties and affections lay.

Conrad's face froze. Before he could formulate a defense, Cedric muttered loudly from the corner.

"Nelson Madden was a brilliant man, but he really must have been blind to pick such trash to marry into his family."

That was the one thing Conrad hated hearing more than anything else. His chest heaved, his face turning an ugly shade of dark purple.

Eartha scrambled up from the bed, clinging desperately to Conrad's arm as she snapped at Cedric.

"My husband and I only got together years after Elsa passed away! All these years, my husband had every opportunity to leave the Madden Group and start his own empire, but he stayed to help run the Madden family's business out of loyalty! He has bled for that company! You know absolutely nothing about our lives, and you have no right to speak to him like that!"

She turned back to Conrad, her voice softening into a plea.

"Honey, the truth speaks for itself. We don't need to waste our breath defending ourselves against people with such filthy, twisted minds."

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