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

just arched an

Letitia bit her lip and slapped herself

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

a second slap, a

bad. You’re getting the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the

as

out when she lifted the lid,

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

soup, but she

waking from a vegetative state were slim to none

cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to push back the tears

crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the

her

night Letitia said.

Figuns tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she

picked up the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought it

can do

Open your mouth”

but to open her

something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

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

it did so what? He couldn’t care less

glad because

This Elgin tossed her an agreement

closely It was a

just got mamed but he already

nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his hand. During these three months, behave

the woman he had slept with that night in three

be meaningless, because he would marry

all her beauty had him unconsciously

you wish, Letitia agreed. “But I

right to bargain

“No”

spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was asking

course, Letitia knew his temper, but she

began “Have you ever considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what it seemed?”

Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm clouds gathering

the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To my face? Do you want

to die?