The cleaning lady responded, and Lizetta turned off the water, dried her hands, and stepped out.
Days flew by in a blink, and on the eve of Lizetta's departure to Summer City, Remington's car once again stopped at the dance company's entrance.
Tall and distinguished, Remington stood by his car, cradling a bouquet of flowers in his arms.
They were roses, a refreshing shade of green, unique, understated, and elegant. They matched his demeanor perfectly. Lizetta recognized them instantly as the rare matcha forest roses.
She froze in place until Remington approached, offering her the roses with a voice as soft as the breeze.
"Here's your bouquet. Still mad at me?"
Taking the flowers, Lizetta felt a lump in her throat and a sting in her eyes. She lowered her head to smell them and then looked up at him, smiling gently.
"They're beautiful. The first flowers you've ever given me."
Remington saw she was happy, his lips relaxing into a relieved smile as he playfully tapped her head.
"Nonsense, I've given you flowers before, about twelve or thirteen years ago."
Lizetta paused, and then remembered.
He was talking about his high school days. Mr. Dashiell was the golden boy, talented and handsome, naturally attracting many admirers.
But he was aloof, and many girls only dared to secretly send him flowers and love letters.
Remington rarely brought them home, but occasionally, some would slip through to his bag, and sometimes, flowers would be secretly left at the Dashiell family's doorstep.
Those letters that slipped through, Litchi would excitedly open and read aloud to Remington. And those secretly placed flowers, which he intended to throw away, she insisted were too good to waste, once even arranging them.
Afterward, Remington started giving all those flowers to her, more than just one or two bunches.
As Lizetta thought back, her smile grew more playful; shaking her head, she said, "That's not the same."
"It's all flowers. What's the difference?" Remington raised an eyebrow.
Lizetta thought to herself, of course, it was different. Did he give her those flowers back then because he liked her?
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington)
Does evil really triumph always above the good in this novel ? How comes Stella's evilness has no end? Does the author believes that by giving justice and importance to bad people like Stella will make this novel interesring? I am starting to lose my patience and ask when will the writer finally will realize that the protagonist is Lizetta and not Stella....
Update pls thanks!...
This novel is too sad. When will Lizetta experience real happiness. Why is her life so miserable.. Author pls bring changes in the story....
Removed the 5 Chapters per day if you can't keep up to it....