Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 1103

Remington, however, completely brushed off Jerome's unfriendly tone, sounding remarkably patient.

"How is Mr. Madden holding up?"

On the other end of the line, Jerome was standing right next to Nelson Madden's hospital bed.

For the past two days, Nelson had been faking a severe illness and staying in the ICU.

As the grandson Nelson had raised, Jerome naturally hadn't left the hospital once.

After all, if they were going to put on a show, they had to go all the way.

The moment Remington called, Jerome had put it on speaker.

Hearing Remington ignore the bait and instead ask about his grandfather's health, Jerome felt a twinge of disappointment.

That cunning wolf was as cautious and alert as ever.

He had hoped Remington would snap back at his sarcastic tone so his grandfather could hear exactly what kind of jerk he was.

Just because Jerome had backed down didn't mean Remington was going to just waltz in and marry the Madden family's only heiress without a fight.

He secretly hoped Remington would have to cross eighty-eight hurdles just to get to her. Honestly, he'd be thrilled if Lizetta stayed with the Maddens until she was in her late thirties.

But to his surprise, Remington seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Not only did he avoid the trap, but he also smoothly scored some brownie points.

Jerome almost turned the speaker off, but when he glanced at Nelson, the old man was sitting there rustling his newspaper. Far from reacting to Remington's concern, Nelson dramatically turned his back to the phone.

It was a slightly childish move.

A helpless smile touched Jerome's lips before he replied to Remington.

"He's been through it all; he takes things in stride. As long as you take good care of Liz, he'll be perfectly fine."

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