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?”

take it, just scoffed, “You bringing me

to build up your strength. After all, you’re

worried that someone

Mrs. Ramirez now but carrying another man’s child. If this gets out,

man that night?” Letitia clenched her teeth,

the gifts.” Mark looked at

Letitia was on high alert, not falling for his tricks.

shoving it into her hands.

backing off, “I said no!”

it, don’t be too

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

the ground, and a whole box of high-end supplements

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

turned pale.

was startled, “You, what’s happening

she could finish, Mark had collapsed backward with

what’s wrong with

Letitia stood outside, watching as a

with sirens blaring, rushing Mark

“If anything happens to

do

still denying it! We have surveillance,

the cameras. I’m innocent.”

Letitia saw it clear as day, feeling uneasy, her

guess what

striding out, his

ran up to him, tears streaming, “You have to stand up for me. My dad can’t be in trouble, he’s worked hard all his life and now it’s time

off, “What

answered, “Dad said, Letitia is now Mrs. Ramirez, a different status than before. And since I’m by your side, he felt really sorry for

gifts, saying he wanted to give it to me, I had no idea what was going on.”

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

“…”

with you. I’m going to the hospital to be with my dad! Mr.

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

to the side.

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