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?

down.

“Slap yourself.”

what she had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized to

but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His

bit her lip and slapped herself

forceful, and her cheek needed to

slap, a third… until he

pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go on. Open

did as told.

aroma wafted out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing her

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

made her soup, but she could never taste her mother’s cooking

vegetative

dared not, blinking rapidly to push back the tears

lounging with legs crossed chin up

her to eat it?

seemy night Letitia said. Phedra brought this for you

now on you’ll eat all the

up some soup and brought it

can do it myself

Open your mouth”

no choice but

of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

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

what? He couldn’t care less about her life or death

because

Elgin tossed her an agreement while she was having

looked closely It was a divorce agreement

but he already wanted a divorce

Elgin rested his forehead

he could find the woman he had slept with that night in three months.

be meaningless, because he

her beauty had him unconsciously yearning

you wish, Letitia agreed. “But I have a condition”

have the right to bargain with me?

“No”

wanted to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was

temper, but

considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what

quickly like storm clouds

everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To my face?

to die?