Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 1267

On top of that, holding onto the boy meant he had a massive piece of leverage against Eartha, ensuring their alliance remained rock-solid.

And what better revenge than taking Remington's flesh and blood and molding him into whatever Martin wanted?

If push came to shove, the kid was the ultimate bargaining chip against the Dashiell empire.

If Eartha ever went down, Martin could easily play the victim, claiming he was completely ignorant and that Eartha orchestrated the swap on her own.

Now, faced with Remington's lethal glare, Martin forced the color to drain from his face and snapped back.

"Impossible! Ron is my flesh and blood! What swap? Remington, do you hear how insane you sound? If he's your son, where is he? Bring him back so I can run my own paternity test, because I don't believe a word of this!"

Martin ranted, putting on a spectacular show of a grieving grandfather refusing to accept that his only heir was a fraud.

Remington's expression was glacial.

"You can take up all those questions with the police down at the precinct."

It was already confirmed that Sylvia's family had kidnapped Joy, and Sylvia's daughter-in-law was none other than the Wests' maid, April.

April had taken Ron, which meant Ron was undoubtedly Joy.

Martin refused to back down, shouting indignantly.

"Where is your proof that I had anything to do with this? Just because April worked for me? I'm pressing charges against her too! She kidnapped my grandson!"

Detective Lawson remained stoic. "Please cooperate with the investigation, Mr. West. If you're truly innocent, you'll be cleared soon enough. I'm sure you want us to catch the kidnappers and bring the boy home just as much as we do."

With a flick of his hand, officers stepped forward and forcefully escorted Martin out.

Outside the gates, the crowd of onlookers had doubled. Seeing Martin hauled out in cuffs, people instantly pulled out their phones to record the spectacle.

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