Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 400

"Did you just swipe my bag?"

"Swipe your bag? Look who's talking, Miss High-and-Mighty. Can't you see that? The Hawthornes are flat broke, and our mansion's getting gutted to cover debts.

I haven't seen a paycheck in two months, and it's a free-for-all with the stuff inside. I just grabbed a couple of purses, that's all. I didn't even fuss about them being second-hand. What more do you want?

You want to play the lady of the manor? Square up my wages right now, and you can have your precious bags back, as if I care!"

With that said, Nora shrugged off Evelina with a fling of her arm and dragged her suitcase away, leaving Evelina trembling with rage. Nora rolled her eyes and walked off.

That moment, Elara and Kevin were also kicked out of the mansion.

Evelina rushed over, seizing Kevin by the arm with a face full of shock and fear.

"Dad, what's going on? How did the company tank all of a sudden? Couldn't we just pull in some investment, patch up the financial gaps, and get through this crisis?"

She was still brainstorming solutions, convinced that there had to be a way out.

But how did everything collapse so suddenly!

Evelina was so overwhelmed that she was unable to grasp the reality of their downfall.

Kevin turned around and stared back at Evelina with an ashen face.

Suddenly, his expression turned furious, and he slapped Evelina hard across the face.

"Ah!" Evelina stumbled back, holding her face in disbelief.

"Dad? You hit me?"

Since she returned to the Hawthorne fold, her parents had doted on her, being mindful of the hardships she'd faced as a child.

But lately, Evelina had faced criticism and reprimands more than once.

"What did you do this time to infuriate Remington, to make him strike our family down like this? My God, how did the Hawthornes end up with such a curse!"

Kevin pointed at Evelina, his chest heaving with anger.

Evelina's face turned ghostly pale, and her expression went blank.

It was Remington.