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?

give you a little something, to build up your strength. After

worried that someone might have

You’re Mrs. Ramirez now but carrying another man’s child. If this gets out, you’re gonna have

the man that night?” Letitia clenched her teeth,

Take the gifts.” Mark looked at her with a

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

shoving

kept backing off, “I said

too

Letitia kept refusing, and finally, she lost her patience and swung her arm,

fell to the ground, and a whole box of

good stuff “Whale he was talking, suddenly,

turned pale.

startled, “You, what’s

had collapsed

what’s wrong with you! Wake up! Don’t scare

place turned into a frenzy. Letitia stood outside, watching as a crowd surrounded Mark, trying

sirens blaring, rushing

“If anything happens to my dad, I won’t let

didn’t do anything…”

surveillance, everything’s been recorded, you can’t escape!”

check the

then quickly hid it. But Letitia saw it clear

couldn’t guess what Mark

striding out, his gaze

My dad can’t

cut her off,

really sorry for me. So, he just wanted to butter

saying he wanted to give it to me,

you could’ve just taken it! Or thrown it away later, why reject him to

“…”

you. I’m going to the hospital to be with my dad! Mr. Ramirez, come with me!

curled up in Elgin’s arms,

to

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