Chapter 11

Letitia had the fox charm straight from birthl

“Up you go!” Elgin yanked at his tie and barked out loud.

Letitia’s eyes snapped open when she heard his voice. She sat up instantly. “You, you’re back…”

He stared at her with a heavy gaze, silent as a grave.

“What’s up?” She looked around and explained, “I purposely slept in the corner and didn’t block the door!”

“Did you eat the soup?”

Letitia paused. “What?”

“The soup!”

“Nope. She shook her head “Do I have to?”

Elgin squinted “What do you think?”

Letitia picked herself up off the floor as she had no choice. “I’ll go now.”

She had no idea what had gotten into him, insisting she eat Phedra’s soup.

It was in the middle of the night. How could she fall asleep after chugging that down?

In the dining room, Letitia held the spoon, staring down the clam chowder on the plate.

Elgin stood by, keeping an eagle eye on her.

She forced spoonfuls into her mouth only to taste a clam that was hard to swallow.

After struggling through the half, Letitia couldn’t eat it anymore. “Can I stop now?”

“What do you think?”

“I.” She barely got a word out when her stomach churned.

Clamping her hand over her mouth, Letitia bolted for the bathroom. She hurled her guts out, not just the soup but even

the bile

Listening to the sounds from the bathroom, Elgin frowned in disgust.

eat that soup to keep Phedra

butler approached. “You’ve got a package shipped

“Hand it over”

the medicine William sent. It was just the right amount for a course.

curling sarcastically, and downed the pills with a

would get his disease cured and wait

emerged from the bathroom, clutching her stomach, waves of nausea still

wrong with her? The clam was fishy but not enough to

suggested, “Mr. Ramirez, should we get the family doctor to check on Mrs.

not gonna

looked gratefully at the butler and gently shook her head, not wanting to rile up

up against the wall that night, hugging her knees, and finally dozed off

and servants tidied up downstairs.

Chapter 11

sleep, had dolled herself up and arrived

“Why’s no one greeting me? You all still

butler eyed her “And

be blind! I’m your would be Mrs.

at Ivory Towers The butler replied, “Who might

impossible! Shela’s eyes widened, Mr. Ramirez promised to marry met Go ask him if

is still

upstairs on the spot. She had to seize this chance that had fallen into her lap and eliminate anyone

“No unauthorized personnel on the

Shela didn’t care and stormed into the master bedroom

footsteps. Letitia woke up to see Shela’s face looming over

Shela sized her up “No

was just

was the director’s daughter, not much of an academic, but a fan of dressiness She was the kind of girl of low birth but dreamed of having a

was a darling daughter from a

‘I get it. Mr. Ramirez made you a doorkeeper, right? You weren’t

up and clarified,

you, you Shela gasped.

hitched to Mr. Ramirez?

came knocking on her door, it meant he didn’t know it was Letitia that night!

for real! What

Letitia’s voice softened, “Elgin’s asleep He’s cranky when he wakes up

matter what, she’d stick to her

couldn’t shake her resolve!

thought Id bump into a watchdog like you Shela retorted, “Step

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