Fiona's eyebrows shot up in surprise as she turned to look at Lizetta.
"Liz has developed a taste for spicy food? That explains it. Remington usually doesn't fuss over the small stuff, but he specifically requested to add a few spicy dishes this time."
Their conversation flowed seamlessly, as if they had completely forgotten about the presence of another person. Stella, no matter how thick-skinned, couldn't stand being ignored any longer. She pinched her hand and managed a strained smile at Fiona, "I'll leave you guys to your meal then. I'll wait outside; I have a few things to discuss with Remington later."
Without waiting for Remington to object, she quickly turned and made her way out. Fiona was still in high spirits, seemingly undisturbed. Whether it was to make Stella wait deliberately or he genuinely missed Lizetta, dinner stretched on for an hour.
After the meal, Lizetta accompanied Fiona for a leisurely stroll in the garden. Stella, who had been waiting in the living room, also followed them out, walking beside Remington. Remington, not wanting her to follow, deliberately slowed down and stopped to confront Stella.
"Speak," he said, his voice cold and impatient, eager for her to finish and leave.
Stella bit her lip, her left hand tightly gripping her right, where a few fingers were missing. "Remington, why are you treating me like this? Just because I called you away on the night Liz had complications, you blame everything on me? But what did I do wrong? I had no idea something like that would happen that night. If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to disturb you, no matter how desperate I was. This isn't fair to me!"
Her voice was filled with sorrow and injustice, tears stubbornly clinging to her eyelashes, refusing to fall. Yet, Remington's gaze remained unmoved.
"Stella, was Evelina Hawthorne's miscarriage really just a coincidence?"
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....