Chapter 6

Letitia jolted awake from her dream.

Blinking sleepily, she gazed at Elgin and mumbled, “What’s… what’s going on?”

She couldn’t remembe: she had done anything.

Did she accidentally wake him by talking in her sleep, or did she go sleepwalking?

Elgin’s face was getting darker by the second, and Letitia shrank back. “I told you I shouldn’t be crashing here. Sorry, I’m leaving right away”

She quickly bent down, scooped up her pillow and blanket, and made a beeline for the door

Little did she know that her tousled hair and just-woke-up vibe were irresistible allure to him

Before she could get far, Elgin yanked her into his embrace. “Are you playing the seductress all day to reel me in? Fine, I’ll play along!”

“I mph…”

Elgin’s lips came crashing down

Letitia was scared silly with her mouth unwittingly agape..

He sneered, “Oh are you that much eager, huh?”

It snapped Letitia back to reality, and she tried to clamp her lips shut. But Elgin pinched her chin so hard it made her wince, which seemed like an invitation to his kiss.

How could she be kissing Elgin? They were enemies!

“I wouldn’t touch you even if you stripped naked in front of me,” Elgin said icily, biting her lip so hard that it bled. “Letitia, you’re nothing but a toy to me. You disgust me!”

The blood trickled down, landing on the back of her hand.

Letitia didn’t understand his rage. All she could do was stand there with her head down, devoid of the right to resist

Elgin looked at her and felt even more irritated. “Get the hell out.”

After a few steps, she heard Elgin command, “Don’t wander far!”

As a result, Letitia slept right outside his bedroom door that night.

She didn’t dare sleep deeply, fearing she might tick Elgin off again, so she spent the night in a half-awake daze until dawn.

At around eight, Letitia heard footsteps inside. She immediately got up and stood at attention.

opened, and Elgin glanced

Mr. Ramirez,” she quickly greeted

daisy pissed him off even more because he didn’t catch a wink

lowlife’s fate, suited only for sleeping

“So I’ll just bunk here from

“Of course!”

relief. In her mind, sleeping outside was way better

made Elgin’s blood boil even more fiercely

me, he ordered, “Don’t even think about slacking off at home!”

“Understood

Chapter 6

Elgin got into his Rolls-Royce and zoomed off.

on the other hand, walked to

she arrived, it was past ten in the morning. The CEO’s office was bustling but eerily quiet,

whispered, “Is there anything

blow his top if he found out she was loafing around. She thought it was better to find

whole company, only Ranen knew she was

“He’s like a bear with a sore head today and has already sent three directors packing. I think

“Alright.”

grabbed the coffee, sparking an

to purchase some herbal medicines and make some scented candles to aid

Letitia returned to

Elgin’s irritable voice

execs were getting an earful, looking like they’d been

wreckage of a shattered

come up with?” Elgin tossed the report, the papers fluttering down. “I’ll give you another five days. If you can’t cut

uh, Mr. Ramirez.”

his chair, massaging his temples with a

swept everything off his desk in one go.

had just gathered the broken pieces when a hefty folder came crashing down, landing

“Ouch…”

in. He stood up,

her injured hand behind her. “I brought you coffee,” she said.

Elgin frowned.

out a scented candle from her

this?” He examined it with

sleep better, Letitia explained, “Keep it on your night table, and it might give

sweet dreams.”

trash. “Superfluous.” In his view, Letitia was mocking him for his insomnia.

his head, which was not

Her dad had told her how to improve her sleep with scented candles, which would

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