Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Remington held Lizetta close, not letting go as he addressed Hanna with a firm tone. "You yourself said that Stella's already being taken care of by the doctors inside. I'm not a medic; how else am I supposed to show my concern? Should I barge in there and get in the doctor's way?"

Hanna was momentarily speechless, taking a moment to regain her composure before saying, "Well, you should at least care about how Stella got injured in the first place."

Remington nodded, "Of course, I've sent Cedric to check the security footage."

Hanna mentioned that Stella got hurt while saving Lizetta, and he had to see for himself what exactly happened.

Cedric, trailing a step behind, approached, "Boss, I've got the footage."

He handed a tablet to Remington, showing the moment Daisylin burst out in front of the hospital building, narrowly missing Lizetta and Stella.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

After watching, Remington's gaze turned icy as he looked over at Daisylin, who shivered under his stare.

Daisylin stumbled over her words, "I...I didn't see Ms. West there. And, in the end, she collided into me. I fell too, and got a bit burned...”

She rolled up her sleeve to reveal a small burn on her hand, blistered and raw.

Most of the hot soup had spilled on Stella, indicating her burns were quite severe.

Remington's expression darkened further, his eyes losing any warmth they might have held.

Daisylin shrank back, her face pale, and she lowered her head, unable to speak further.

Hanna coldly added, "Looks to me like she did it on purpose. Maybe she was in cahoots with Lizetta, aiming for Stella. Why else would she choose that exact moment to come out?" Lizetta looked up at Hanna, "So, I'm some sort of psychic now, predicting Stella would jump in?"

Hanna matter-of-factly said, "That wouldn't be surprising. Stella's always been too kind for her own good, always putting others first. She was the same with Remington back in the day." Lizetta bit her lip, regretting speaking up.

Hanna clearly idolized Stella, but did Remington share that biased view?

Lizetta couldn't help but glance at Remington, who remained cool and detached, retorting to Hanna. “Liz isn't like you, disregarding her own child."

Hanna's face flushed with anger, embarrassed by Remington's public rebuke.

Fortunately for her, her phone rang at that moment.

She picked up and walked aside to answer, perhaps sensing an urgent matter, or maybe she just didn't

want to stay and face more

Remington was fully on Lizel.net

humiliation, recognizing that

side.

After taking the call, Hanna quickly left.

Lizetta then briefly told Remington. about Daisylin stealing the recording pen, prompting Remington to instruct Cedric. "Check the halfway and elevator cameras, see where she ditched the recording pen."

Daisylin's face turned ashen, panic written all over her.

Soon after, Stella was wheeled out, having finished her treatment.

She was awake but pale, her clothes cut open with bandages from her chest up to her neck, covered by a hospital gown.

Seeing Remington, her eyes welled

up with tears, but she quickly glanced at Lizetta in Remington's embrace and looked down, saying, "Remington, Liz, I'm okay. Under those circumstances, it was right for me to step in. You shouldn't feel guilty."

After saying that, she looked up, forcing a weak smile.

Looking at Stella like this made Lizetta feel even more uneasy. If she had misunderstood Stella and this was just her being her genuine self, then so be it.

But if Stella was putting on an act, doing all this to regain Remington's trust, then that made her both ruthless and terrifying.