Chapter 20

Shela was grinning; she had got the thorn removed from the heart!

“Letitia,” Elgin sensed something was off, “why are you bleeding?”

Even in excruciating pain, Letitia didn’t spill the beans about her pregnancy.

She nearly bit through her lower lip, “I-I’m just on my period…”

Elgin scrunched up his face in disgust

“Mr. Ramirez, should we take her to the hospital?” Shela asked, “She looks like she’s in a lot of pain.”

The kid’s gone anyway Once we get to the hospital and Mr. Ramirez finds out she was knocked up, I can smear her name, saying she had slept with some other guy!

Two birds, one stone!

“It’s just her period, Elgin said with icy indifference. She won’t die. Leave her be.”

He walked past her without a shred of pity, not even a glance..

Shela followed him, smug and satisfied.

Letitia, propping herself up on the ground, dragged her body toward the exit, “Help… help me…”

“Madam! The butler was horrified at the sight. “What in the world is…”

Letitia grabbed the butler’s hand like it was a lifeline, “Take me to the hospital, now!”

There might still be a chance to save the baby if there’s time!

“Right away!” The butler sprang into action!

At the hospital, the doctors wasted no time and rushed Letitia into the OR!

The second she hit the operating table, Letitia couldn’t hold on anymore and blacked out.

Two hours later.

“Thank goodness, the doctor emerged, taking a deep breath, “Mother and child are safe!”

The butler was gobsmacked. Mother… and child? Mrs. Ramirez was pregnant?

Nurses wheeled Letitia out of the OR

Just then, Shela’s father, Mark Ward, happened to pass by wearing a mask.

He glanced over casually, then realized the woman on the bed was Letitial

So, the ‘mother and child safe’ the doctor mentioned was her!

She… was carrying Mr. Ramirez’s babyl

Mark immediately ducked into a corner and called Shela, “Shela, we’ve got trouble!”

“What could possibly be wrong, Dad?” Shela thought she was home free, “You’re getting all worked up over nothing.” “just passed by the OR and heard the doctor say… Letitia and the baby are safe!”

Shela’s phone slipped from her grasp.

What?! Despite the danger, Letitia’s baby was saved! Unbelievable!

When Letitia came to, It was already dark.

She stared at the ceiling as tears slowly streamed down her face.

Leba, me to pay and pick up your meds, do you have any family with you?” the nurse came in, “We’ll do an ultrasound

Chapter 20

“Meds? Ultrasound?”

prescribed medication to stabilize the pregnancy”

in bed, “My

“you should really thank our head doctor.”

smile. She was crying tears of joy, she felt blessed

Letitia kept repeating, “I thought… I’d just learned

the check-up, Letitia

in the

anyone find out she was

the living room was back to its pristine condition, not a trace of blood in sight

on the makeshift bed, her face pale

you

because she had to go to

act like nothing was wrong.

the pain or discomfort, she had to stick

The next day.

she heard the sound of

Shela! Letitia naturally thought, “What’s she after this

come out! Shela bellowed arrogantly, “come out right now!”

“What do

find out soon enough.” Shela called over her

brutes burst forward and grabbed Letitia by the arms, dragging her

Hands off!

colleagues were stunned.

the cops,” Letitia pleaded, or get security, please!”

help her! Or I’ll make sure you lose your job and get kicked out of

just like that, Letitia was hauled away. She couldn’t believe it. Shela had the gall to come to her workplace and snatch

did

save you, Shela said venomously, “You’re

are you up

mood and feel like blowing off some steam on you.”

to an alley and had goons guard

out, and no passersby

steam? Letitia scoffed, “Shela, you’re not even

way you talk, it seems those lashes from the other day weren’t painful enough,

stuff got Shela riled up. She thought for sure the baby was gone, but somehow it survived!

Shela still couldn’t let it

there’s always a second try, and this time

believe Letitia could always turn misfortune into a stroke

right at

spit at me! Gross!”

did to make Elgin let you get away with murder. But don’t think just because

course, I can! I’m going to be his wife!”

wife

“Not for long!

clue about Elgin, Letitia said. “You better let me go now. Otherwise, once Elgin gets wind of this, you’re done for! You think he actually bought

snapped back. “So, it’s the

moving closer, and Letitia

to suck it up and take a bit of pain, but she was pregnant now! She had to protect her baby; she couldn’t let Shela

clutched her belly, looking around for an escape

back, “Stand still, don’t

land

used all her strength to shove Shela away and then

yelled at the people standing at the end of the alley. “Stop

she ran like she was running for her

landed, the baby couldn’t take another

shouted as she chased, “Are you just gonna take the money. and

found it odd, too why were

out of the alley, but upon seeing the scene

caught up,

Elgin, Shela was dumbstruck.

Elgin stood with his hands in his trouser pockets, straight as an arrow, not saying a word, but his

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