Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

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.

“Slap yourself.”

said wrong. Was it because she had apologized

explain but just arched an

bit her

and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy

second slap, a third… until he was

pointed to

as

lifted the lid, tantalizing her

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

but she could never taste her mother’s cooking

of waking from a vegetative state

to cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to

legs crossed chin up

her

night Letitia said. Phedra

impatient Trom now on you’ll eat

up some soup and

do it

Open your mouth”

choice but to

something unreadable

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

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

was glad because she was hungry

an agreement while she was having the soup

looked closely It was a divorce

got mamed but he already wanted a divorce What

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

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

would be meaningless, because he

all her beauty had him unconsciously yearning

you wish, Letitia agreed. “But I have a

“What makes you think you have the right to bargain with me?

“No”

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

his temper, but she had

cautiously began “Have you ever considered, maybe your father’s

expected, Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm clouds gathering

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

to die?

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