Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 37

“Dad, so what do you suggest we do?”

Mark’s eyes were spinning like tops, “Let me think.”

Shela sat on the couch, fuming.

“Her belly sure did her proud, got knocked up on the first try. If only I had that kind of luck…“

Too bad, Elgin wouldn’t touch herso no chance of getting pregnant for her.

“I’ve got it!” Mark clapped his hands, “Shela, I’ve got a plan.”

He leaned in and whispered the whole scheme into Shela’s ear.

“Great!” Shela beamed, “We can for sure make this work!”

“Alright, I’m on it!”

Meanwhile, at the Ramirez Group, Letitia suddenly sneezed a bunch of times and felt a chill run through her.

“Are you coming down with a cold? Vidonia walked over, offering her a tissue, “Layer up, health comes first.”

“It’s nothing, just an itchy nose. Letitia chuckled and stood up, heading to the break room.

“Designer Sanders, a colleague called out to her, “someone’s waiting for you at the front door.”

“Me?”

“Yeah, go check it out.”

Who would come looking for her at the Ramirez Group?

Letitia agreed and went to the front door, only to see the director of AquaCity Psychiatric Institute, Mark Ward, with both hands full of gifts, wearing a grin from ear to ear.

“What are you doing here?”

Mark had been a pain in her neck at AquaCity Psychiatric Institute, and had even set her up with that old man. His daughter, Shela, had been a thorn in her side time and again…

“Brought you something, Mark said, “don’t look down on it, eh?”

it, just scoffed, “You bringing me gifts? What do you want!”

wanted to give you a little something, to build up

looked around, worried that someone might have

laughed, “Look at you, scared stiff. Letitia, you know the drill. You’re Mrs. Ramirez now but carrying another man’s child. If this gets out, you’re gonna

the man that night?” Letitia

gifts.” Mark looked at her with a

knows what’s in there!” Letitia was on high alert, not falling for his tricks.

it, Mark insisted, shoving it into

backing off,

too proud to accept

she lost her patience and swung her arm, “Can’t you

gifts fell to the ground, and a whole box of high-end supplements for

stuff “Whale he was talking, suddenly, Mark clutched his heart, started shaking, and his lips

turned pale.

what’s happening to

finish, Mark had

nowhere, “Dad, what’s wrong with you! Wake up! Don’t scare me! Call an

into a frenzy. Letitia stood outside, watching as a crowd surrounded Mark, trying to resuscitate him,

sirens blaring, rushing Mark to the hospital.

you’re to blame for this!” Shela pointed at her, “If anything happens to

didn’t do

denying it! We have surveillance, everything’s been recorded, you can’t

check the cameras. I’m

sly smile, then quickly hid it. But Letitia saw it clear as day, feeling uneasy, her gut telling her this was all a setup.

she couldn’t guess what Mark and

striding out, his gaze

to him, tears streaming, “You have to stand up for me. My dad can’t be in trouble, he’s worked hard all

cut her off, “What happened?”

I’m by your side, he felt really sorry for

to me, I had no idea what was going on.”

had good intentions, you could’ve just taken it! Or thrown it away later, why reject him to his face!”

“…”

to argue with you. I’m going to the hospital to be with my

emergency room, Shela was curled up in Elgin’s arms, wailing and playing the

stood alone to the side.

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