Shattered Illusions Love Lies and Redemption (Lizetta and Remington) novel Chapter 1287

Remington was speechless.

He had always known he wasn't exactly the favorite.

Now that Joy was in the picture, he had plunged completely off the family rankings.

Looking at the energetic old woman, then at Remington's exasperated face, and finally down at Joy's rosy little cheeks, the corners of Lizetta's mouth slowly curled upward.

It felt wonderful. Everything was finally falling back into place.

"Go lie down. You're blocking Grandma and me from the sunlight."

Lizetta added her own scolding to the mix.

Remington pinched her cheek lightly before finally walking over and sitting on the adult bed.

Taking Lizetta's hand, Fiona noticed her gaze remained glued to the baby, filled with a mix of fierce love and lingering anxiety.

"Dr. Isaac said Joy should wake up in an hour or two. The poor thing went through hell these past few days. Look how much weight he's lost in his little face. We need to feed him up and get him nice and chubby again."

Hearing this, Lizetta looked up in alarm.

"Grandma, are you sure those sleeping pills won't have any lasting effects?"

Fiona offered a comforting smile. "Don't you worry. The doctors ran a full diagnostic. Besides the residual sedatives in his system—which will make him a bit drowsy for the next day or two—everything is completely normal. They've already administered treatments to flush out the lingering side effects. The doctor practically guaranteed the meds won't affect his organs or his brain. Our Joy is a smart boy; he must have fought them when they tried to force-feed him, so he didn't ingest too much."

Fiona affectionately stroked Joy's head again. Glancing over at the neighboring bed, she caught her grandson staring intently at her.

It had been several minutes, and instead of lying down, the man was just sitting up like a wooden board.

Fiona nodded. "Alright, Grandma will head back. Take good care of each other. Don't just focus on the baby; look after yourselves too. You look like you haven't slept in days either, Liz. Look at this haggard little face..."

Fiona sympathetically stroked the swollen corners of Lizetta's eyes. They were bright red, like a rabbit's.

It was the result of severe sleep deprivation and endless tears.

Lizetta smiled softly. "I know, Grandma. We will."

She went to put Joy down to walk Fiona to the door.

But Fiona was already up, pressing a hand to Lizetta's shoulder to stop her.

It wasn't until Fiona left and the door clicked shut that Lizetta remembered Remington. She turned to look at him.