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

in

is fine,” the nurse replied, “you should really thank our head doctor.”

tears fell even faster, yet she managed a smile. She was crying tears of

repeating, “I thought… I’d

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

stay in the hospital, with no

find

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

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

you through

Letitia didn’t have the luxury to wallow, because she had to go

like nothing was wrong.

matter the pain or discomfort, she had to stick to her story about

The next day.

she heard the sound

and saw Shela! Letitia naturally thought, “What’s she after this time, itching to kick

out! Shela bellowed arrogantly, “come out right

stood up, “What do you want?”

soon enough.” Shela called over her

grabbed Letitia by

you doing. Let go! Hands off! You can’t just take people

were

pleaded, or get security,

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

just like 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

much power did Elgin give Shela?!

to save you, Shela said venomously, “You’re nothing but trash.”

are you up to?”

feel like

an alley and had goons

Letitia had no way out, and no

scoffed, “Shela, you’re not

the other day weren’t painful enough, and

riled up. She thought for sure the

much thought, Shela still couldn’t

second try, and

refused to believe Letitia could always turn misfortune into a stroke of luck!

right at

Shela screamed, “You spit at

“I don’t know what you did to make Elgin let you get away with murder. But don’t think just because he can humiliate and

I’m going to be

wife right now!”

livid, “Not for long!

once Elgin gets wind of this, you’re done for! You think he actually bought that crap about me tripping

not yours!” Shela snapped back. “So, it’s the same

moving closer, and

to suck it up and take a bit of pain, but she was pregnant now!

looking around for an escape route.

her hair, yanking her back, “Stand still, don’t move! This

she was about to land a ferocious

all her strength to

quick!” Shela yelled at the people standing at the

like

kick landed, the baby couldn’t take another

as she chased, “Are you just

odd, too why were those two

dashed out of the alley, but upon seeing the scene outside, Letitia’s steps halted

under her breath, caught up, “Letitia, you bi-… Mr Ramirez?”

Elgin, Shela was dumbstruck.

stood with his hands in his trouser pockets, straight as an arrow, not saying

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