Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 1311

Lizetta saw that the little guy was about to stuff her hair into his mouth, so she smoothed it back and took the baby bottle from Remington's hand.

She still remembered that Joy had called out for his mom in his sleep. She waved the bottle in front of him and smiled.

"Joy, say 'Mama.' Ma-ma~"

Joy stared at her with his big, dark eyes and opened his little mouth.

"Goo-goo."

"Not goo-goo, Mama! Say 'Mama' and you get the milk."

Remington watched Lizetta tease Joy with the bottle, his lips curving into a smirk.

"Why does this look like you're training a puppy?"

Say a word, get a treat.

Lizetta shot Remington a fierce glare, but when she looked back down at Joy, she had to admit it felt a bit weird. She brought the nipple of the bottle to Joy's lips.

But Joy clearly didn't want to drink. He turned his little face away and pushed the bottle with his chubby hands.

"Are you not hungry?"

Seeing he wouldn't drink, Lizetta moved to set the bottle aside.

To her surprise, Joy grabbed the bottle back with both of his plump hands.

Then, the little boy actually pushed the nipple of the bottle toward Lizetta's lips.

Lizetta blinked in surprise. "Does Joy want Mama to drink it?"

Joy's little mouth moved. "Ma-ma~"

The little guy called her Mama again. This time, Lizetta heard it loud and clear.

Her heart swelled with overwhelming emotion and joy. At this moment, even if Joy offered her poison, she would gladly drink it.

Without thinking, Lizetta opened her mouth and took a sip from the bottle.

Click.

Hearing the sound, Lizetta looked up and saw Remington standing next to them with his phone out.

Obviously, the man had just recorded that exact moment.

The voice sounded somewhat familiar yet slightly different. Lizetta paused and turned around.

Joseph stood in the doorway. He had grown taller and leaner, holding an insulated food carrier in his hands.

Lizetta blinked, looking slightly confused.

"Joseph, why the sudden formality?"

Joseph had wanted to visit Joy at the hospital yesterday, but their grandmother, Fiona Dashiell, had stopped him.

Fiona said Joy had just been rescued, and Lizetta and Remington were too busy giving statements to the police to deal with a teenager getting in the way.

Joseph had been so excited he couldn't sleep all night. This morning, he practically fought the staff to be the one to deliver their breakfast.

He raised his voice slightly as he looked at Lizetta.

"I'm treating you with the respect you deserve! Tell me what you want to eat. See if you like what I brought. If not, I'll go back out and buy something else."

Since his last heart-to-heart with Lizetta, Joseph had been in much better spirits. Now that Joy was back, his usual energetic and lively personality had fully returned.

He set the food carrier on the table and started opening the compartments one by one.