Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

his gaze, puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized to Phedra?

explain but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word was

Letitia bit her lip and

her cheek needed to show a red mark to

there would be a second slap, a third… until he was pleased.

the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go

as told.

aroma wafted out when she lifted the

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

stala jemembered her mother also made her soup, but she could

vegetative state were

to cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to push back

lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat

He wanted her to

said. Phedra brought this for

tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she brings me”

the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought it to

can do it myself

Open your mouth”

no choice but to open her

gint of something unreadable flickered

this soup, his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and

what? He couldn’t care less about her

Letitia was glad because she

an agreement while she was having the soup

was a divorce

but he already wanted a divorce What

rested his forehead on his hand. During these three months, behave as Mrs Ramirez

find the woman he had

be meaningless,

all her beauty had

Letitia agreed. “But I have a

right to bargain

“No”

It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared

temper, but she had no

cautiously began “Have you ever considered, maybe

darkened quickly

everywhere Letitia, how dare you

to die?