Lizetta racked her brain a bit and furrowed her brows.


    Seeing her simmer down, Remington let go, and noticing the faint red mark his pinch left on her


    delicate cheek, he scowled and said in a deep voice,


    “Did you toss your good girl act to the dogs?”


    Lizetta pouted, “Exactly, fed it right to you.”


    She wasn’t wrong; her former sweetness had indeed all been given to Remington.


    Remington, being called a dog, shockingly found he was getting used to it.


    This realization sent a chill across his handsome features. As he was nursing a headache, Lizetta


    suddenly piped up.


    “Are you jealous?”


    Remington’s eyes flickered, and when he looked at Lizetta, he curled his thin lips into a mocking smile


    and said,


    “We’re just not officially divorced yet, that’s all.”


    Lizetta, not willing to give in, retorted, “So, in a month’s time, I can be with Hogan, is that. what you


    mean?”


    Remington, barely keeping his temper in check, replied coolly,


    “Lizetta, any woman of mine, even if I don’t want her anymore, nobody else better dare touch. If they


    do, they gotta be ready to face the consequences.”


    Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    In other words, if Lizetta wasn’t afraid of Hogan getting into trouble, she might as well go ahead and


    provoke him.


    “So basically, you still don’t approve of me being with him, isn’t that just jealousy?”


    Lizetta stared at Remington, her heart betraying her with its pounding.


    Remington’s lips pressed together tightly, “Think whatever you want, but Hogan is out of the question.”


    There was no sign of anger or panic for being found out.


    His demeanor was calm and indifferent; he simply didn’t allow her to be with Hogan, and it might just


    be because he had a beef with the guy.


    Lizetta thought back to how Remington had indeed warned her several times to stay away from Hogan,


    her heartbeat gradually settled.


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    Sheughed self–deprecatingly, looking down, “Hogan is really a good person.”


    Remington scoffed coldly, “You don’t even know what his family does for a living, what his status is.


    He’s all cloak and dagger. Can’t you see what he’s scheming? It wouldn’t be surprising if he whisked


    you away and sold you abroad.”


    Lizetta countered, “I’m just friends with Hogan, why would he need to tell me about his family


    background?”


    It’s not like they were matchmaking or dating.


    Seeing Lizetta brush it off, Remington chuckled again.


    “The medical research institute he’s getting your brother into is actually one he invested in and created


    himself. Still think he’s a saint with no ulterior motives?”


    “What? How is that possible?”


    Lizetta was shocked. Hogan had clearly said that the medical institution was a joint venture by several


    Astoria hospitals.


    Seeing her only trust Hogan and constantly doubt his own words, Remington felt as if his chest was


    blocked by a boulder.


    He tossed a file in front of Lizetta.


    Frowning, Lizetta pulled it out and took a look. It was theplete dossier on the Astoria research


    institute, investigated by Remington, and Hogan’s name was clearly listed as


    the sole investor.


    “To get this medical research institute up and running, to maintain operations, to develop


    pharmaceutical achievements, it costs at least several billion a year. Lizetta, can you still say he’s a


    good guy now?”


    Holding the dossier, Lizetta felt a heavy weight in her heart, her breathing erratic.


    She hadn’t expected this.


    Seeing her head down, silent, Remington softened his tone and said,


    “I’ll handle the Gardenia family matters. You listen to me about your brother; just keep him in the


    hospital here. I’m around; what’s there to worry about? And with his physical condition, have you


    thought about whether he can endure a long flight? What if something happens; can you bear that?”


    Long–distance flights could be too much for sick people; they might not be able to withstand it, not to


    mention adapting to a new environment abroad.


    It wasn’t out of the question that Thaddeus might not be able to handle all that.


    Before. Lizetta was just too trusting of Hogan’s words and too eager for Thaddeus to


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    receive advanced medical treatment, hoping Thaddeus would wake up.