Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 594

Drenched to the bone, with a pallor that spoke volumes of his ordeal and a nasty bruise swelling on his forehead, it was clear he had been through a rough patch. His spirits were just as battered.

Jerome, sensing the mood, held back further questions, while Nelson turned to Remington and asked, “Who kidnapped Liz?”

“Her father, or so it was believed. But we recently discovered she's not actually a Gardenia by blood.”

Remington’s mention of Hans brought a darker shade to his already stormy expression. Nelson, aware of the mix-up between Lizetta and the true and false heirs of the Hawthorne legacy, was taken aback to learn the Gardenia family wasn’t her real kin either.

Then, gazing at the elder, he inquired, “How did you and Mr. Madden happen to come across the incident?”

Nelson, turning to Mrs. Bernice Madden, clarified, “We weren’t passing by. We were actually on our way to see Liz.”

Half an hour before the incident, Mrs. Bernice Madden had woken up in a fright, insisting something had happened to Elsa and that they needed to find her immediately. Nelson had initially brushed it off as a nightmare about her daughter and tried to calm the elderly woman down. While she usually could be soothed, today Mrs. Madden was exceptionally adamant, causing quite a stir.

Left with no choice, Nelson video-called Lizetta. Mrs. Bernice Madden had been calling Lizetta frequently these past few days, and Lizetta, ever patient, always answered promptly. But today, their calls went unanswered, which unsettled Nelson further, especially with Mrs. Bernice’s insistence on leaving the house.

So, Jerome was asked to drive them over to Pine Villa. Little did they know, they would stumble upon Hans in the act, leading to a serendipitous rescue of Lizetta.

“It seems Liz is truly fated to be part of our Gardenia family,” Nelson remarked, amazed by the coincidence.

After expressing his gratitude, Remington returned to the doorway of the operating room. Without needing to be asked, Cedric arranged for a deluxe room for them to rest in. Unable to keep up physically, Nelson and Mrs. Bernice Madden were supported out of the hospital half an hour later.