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.

“Slap yourself.”

puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was it because

bother to explain but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word

“smack,” Letitia bit her lip

be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a

second slap, a third… until he was

the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on

did as

when she lifted the lid,

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

soup, but she could never taste her

from a vegetative state

wanted to cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to push

lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat

wanted her to eat it?

night Letitia said. Phedra brought this

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

some soup and brought it to her

do it

Open your mouth”

but to open her mouth

of something unreadable

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

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

because she was

This Elgin tossed her an agreement while she

looked closely It was a

but he already wanted

divorce in three months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his

he could find the woman he had slept

presence would be meaningless, because

her beauty had

Letitia agreed. “But I have a condition”

think you have the right to bargain with me? You want me to let your

“No”

sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was asking for

course, Letitia knew his temper, but

maybe

darkened quickly like

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

to die?

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