Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

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Unlock the content CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE Approaching the exit, she finally saw someone.

It was Mr. Jackson, the cemetery caretaker she'd met earlier. He approached her, surprised to see her alone.

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"It looks like it's going to rain soon. Why are you by yourself, Mrs. Dashiell? Where's Mr. Dashiell?" Seeing someone eased Lizzie's anxiety, but a different kind of worry took over.

She forced a smile at Mr. Jackson, pleading, "He's still up there, refusing to cdown. Do you have an umbrella or a raincoat I could take to him?" Mr. Jackson's demeanor remained calm, as if it was not surprising to hear Remington was still up there.

"Of course, of course, follow me. I'll get one for you." Grateful, Lizzie followed him.

Mr. Jackson mumbled along the way, "Mr. Dashiell visits the young master every week, regardless of the weather, sometimes staying very late. He personally takes care of the weeds around the young master's grave. Such devotion to a child is rafe..." "Are you close with him?" Lizzie asked.

"Oh, Mrs. Dashiell, that's funny. What position do hold, and what position does Mr. Dashiell hold? It's

laughable to talk about closeness However, about four months ago, Mr.

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Dashiell cto the cemetery alone, ended up sitting by the grave drinking until he was drunk.

In the middle of winter, he caught a severe fever at midnight without even realizing. I found him and; with a I buddy; helped him down the hill to the hospital. Since then, Mr. Dashiell has been givinga little extra every month, askingto talk to the young master at his grave every day, so he wouldn't be lonely. That's why Mr. Dashiell is a bit more polite to me, that's all." Hearing all this, Lizzie felt her heart being tugged and torn even more.

Four months ago, that was right after she had left.

Back then, she had just returned to her family, under the meticulous care of her grandparents and JerMadden, away from the place of sorrow, and she was recovering quickly.

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