Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 696

He didn't know when he would see her again after this separation. Maybe she'd fall for another man, maybe he'd soon hear about her getting remarried, or maybe their paths would never cross again.

So, he didn't want to make her cry anymore. He didn't want tears to be his parting gift.

Remington changed the subject, “Liz, I don’t know what Daphne did to make you despise me even more, but I still have to ask, do you still hate me?”

Lizetta blinked, hiding the warmth in her eyes, and countered his question with one of her own. “Do you want me to hate you?”

She remembered him saying he'd rather be hated than faced with her indifferent coldness.

Remington's fists clenched at his sides, trembling slightly. His voice was hoarse as he spoke. “Better not to hate. Hate is more exhausting and torturous than love. It’s too painful, and for me, it’s not worth it, right? Once you’re back in Tranquil Meadows, just be Ms. Madden again. Forget all the unhappy times and people in Zion City, and find your carefree spirit again. Rise from the ashes, soar high.”

After speaking, Remington instinctively lifted his hand. He wanted to touch her head like he used to when they were kids, or maybe pinch her cheek.

However, seeing her pale, delicate face thinned by distress, and remembering her almost fierce rejection of him, he hesitated and then withdrew his hand, stepping aside to let her pass.

Yet, Lizetta looked at him and asked, “Do you truly wish for me to forget?”

For some reason, a voice inside her always warned her that Remington was the source of her deepest wounds, the indirect cause of her baby's death, the most despicable and untrustworthy liar. No matter how he acted or what he said, she shouldn't be swayed.

But for some reason, seeing his attempt at a relaxed demeanor and hearing his words, her heart felt like it was being wrung tight, every shred in agony.