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?”

you’ve been prescribed medication to stabilize the pregnancy”

bolted upright in bed,

the nurse replied, “you should really thank

She was

you all.. Letitia kept repeating, “I thought… I’d just learned of this child’s existence, only to

meds and finishing the check-up, Letitia didn’t dare linger and left

stay in the hospital, with no excuse to offer!

let anyone find out

was back to its pristine condition, not

on the makeshift bed, her face pale as a ghost.

mommy’s putting you

didn’t have the luxury to wallow, because she

to act like nothing

she had to stick

The next day.

heard the sound of hurried

she after this

bellowed arrogantly, “come out right now!”

stood up, “What do you

enough.” Shela called over her shoulder, “That’s her, take

forward and grabbed Letitia by the arms, dragging

off! You can’t just

were

cops,” Letitia pleaded, or

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

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

did Elgin give Shela?!

wasting your energy. No one’s coming to save

are you up

and feel like blowing off some

an alley and had goons guard both

way out,

you’re not

lashes from the other day weren’t

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

Shela still

always a second try, and this time it’s bound

to believe Letitia could always turn misfortune into a stroke of

spat right at

“You spit

you get away with murder. But don’t think

can! I’m going

his wife

was livid, “Not

let me go now. Otherwise, once Elgin gets wind of this, you’re done for! You think he actually bought that crap about me tripping you yesterday?!”

it’s the same deal today. Plus, I won’t leave any

closer, and Letitia

might have 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

looking around for an escape route.

don’t move! This will be over

that, she was about to land a ferocious kick to

sight of this, Letitia used all her strength to shove Shela

yelled at the people standing at the end of

like

baby couldn’t take another hit like that!

doing just standing there?” Shela shouted as she chased, “Are you just gonna take the money. and do

found it odd, too why were those two men frozen in place?

out of the alley,

breath, caught up,

Shela was dumbstruck.

Elgin stood with his hands in his trouser pockets, straight as

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