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?

down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

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

just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His

her lip and slapped

be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed

would be a second slap, a third… until he was

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

as told.

lifted the

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

mother also made her soup, but she

waking from a vegetative state

not,

crossed chin up “Letitia, eat

He wanted her to

Letitia said. Phedra brought this for you

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

up the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought

can do

Open your mouth”

no choice but to open her mouth

something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

a man ate 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 the soup wouldn’t affect her

even if it did so what? He couldn’t care less about

was glad because she was

an agreement while she was having the

It was a divorce

just got mamed but he already wanted a divorce What was Elgin

his forehead on

woman he had slept with that night

presence would be meaningless, because he

night, all her beauty had him

you wish, Letitia agreed. “But

right to bargain with me? You want me

“No”

It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and

his temper, but she had no choice

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

face darkened quickly like storm clouds gathering

Letitia, how dare you bring this

to die?

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