Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 419

In a cluttered storage room at the hospital, an old man with outdated clothes and a gaunt face sat on a chair. His demeanor was timid, but his eyes sneakily scanned Remington standing in front of him.

"You seem like a man of means; can you really pay me a lot if the information I give is valuable?" He asked with a heavy accent, visibly trembling.

Remington, evidently impatient, simply gestured to Ray, who was standing behind him. Ray promptly dropped a black duffel bag at the old man's feet, revealing stacks of cash inside.

"If your information holds up, all this is yours," Ray announced, before zipping the bag back up and picking it up.

The old man immediately stood up from the chair in a hurry, "Every word I'm telling you is the truth. That girl, her right thumb was chopped off right here, crudely wrapped in some cloth.

She had many injuries, was running a high fever, unconscious. They left her in the woods, looked like she was as good as dead. I just went over to take a look and pulled something off her wrist."

"What was it?" Remington demanded urgently.

"A bracelet made with red string. I saw that girl, soft and delicate, thought I could get some money for it.

Didn’t realize it was just a peach pit carved into a charm because of the fancy design on it. I kept it when they said they were looking for the girl, hid the red string on me."

Remington's expression changed subtly. Stella had indeed been wearing a red string bracelet.

"Show it to me!"

The man fumbled in his inner pocket and produced an old red string with a peach pit-shaped wood carving on it.

Remington's gaze narrowed at the sight of the bracelet. A figure rushed over, snatched the bracelet, and inspected it excitedly.

"It's Stella's! Remington, this was hand-carved by Stella's grandfather for her and her brother Quentin. His craftsmanship is unmistakable!"