Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 1350

Nathan didn't say everything out loud, but Remington knew exactly what he was thinking.

Remington raised an eyebrow and smirked. "The Dashiell family has already brought enough shame upon itself."

Given everything his mother had done, the Dashiell family's debt to Lizetta and their son could never be erased.

It was a miracle that both mother and child had survived at all.

If Joy grew up and wanted nothing to do with the Dashiells, Remington wouldn't have a single word of complaint as his father.

And Nathan certainly had no right to dictate anything.

Seeing Remington so resolute, Nathan knew further arguments would be useless against his son.

He turned to Fiona. "Mom, aren't you going to say something? You're just going to let them make a mockery of us?"

Fiona was briefly caught off guard as well. This wasn't what she had expected either.

Naturally, she had hoped Remington and Lizetta would quickly remarry and bring Joy back to live in the Dashiell household.

But didn't Remington want the exact same thing?

He definitely wanted it more than anyone.

If Joy was taking the Madden surname, it was clearly because Lizetta simply wasn't ready to remarry yet.

Thinking back to the immense suffering Lizetta endured during their previous marriage, and especially that disastrous, interrupted wedding, Fiona completely understood.

Any woman who had been through that kind of trauma would undoubtedly have severe fears about marriage.

Remington had dug this grave himself. Whatever consequences he was facing now were entirely deserved.

As long as her great-grandson was alive and safely back, nothing else mattered.

Fiona was pragmatic. She looked right at Nathan and said,

"So what if his last name is Madden? Does that change the fact that he has Dashiell blood? Does that stop him from being your grandson? Enough. Whether he takes his mother's name or his father's name, it's all the same."

"What's wrong with the name Madden? It's unique. I like it."

The elevator doors chimed open. As the three of them stepped inside, Nathan's face was still thunderous.

Joseph piped up. "Dad, I think taking the Madden name is a great idea. In the future, my little nephew won't just inherit my brother's empire; he'll inherit the Madden family's empire too. He'll be building a mega-empire without firing a single shot! How awesome is that?"

Nathan slapped him on the back of the head. "Stay out of this!"

Joseph rubbed his head, pouting in annoyance.

"How am I staying out of this? My little nephew saved my life. As someone indebted to him, it's my duty to vote for whatever maximizes his interests. Besides, what's the point of you being mad? My brother doesn't care what you think anyway. He only listens to Liz."

Nathan's expression remained dark. He glared at Joseph but didn't say another word.

Still a bit worried, Fiona turned to him one last time and delivered a stern warning.

"Don't you dare go bothering Liz over this. Our family has no right to demand anything from her."