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. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

his gaze, puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was it because she

arched an eyebrow indifferently.

a “smack,” Letitia bit her lip and slapped herself hard.

be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show

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

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

did as told.

she lifted the lid, tantalizing her appetite.

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

stala jemembered her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste her

waking from a vegetative state were slim to

but dared not, blinking rapidly to push back

lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat

her

night Letitia said. Phedra brought this for you

eat it Figuns tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat

up the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought

can do it

Open your mouth”

had no choice but

unreadable flickered

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

He couldn’t care less about her life

because she was

her an agreement while she was having

closely It was a divorce

mamed but he already wanted a divorce What was

nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his hand. During these three months, behave as Mrs Ramirez should”

believed he could find the woman he had slept with that night in

be meaningless, because he would marry

her beauty had

you wish, Letitia agreed. “But

makes you think you have the right to bargain with

“No”

was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it

his temper, but she had no

you ever considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what it

Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm clouds gathering

over the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To

to die?