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

a little something, to build up your strength. After all, you’re pregnant now!”

worried that someone might have overheard!

stiff. Letitia, you know the drill. You’re Mrs. Ramirez now but carrying another man’s child. If this

was the man that night?” Letitia clenched her teeth, “You must

gifts.” Mark looked at her with a smirk.

Who knows what’s in there!” Letitia was on high

it, Mark insisted, shoving it into

kept backing off, “I said no!”

take it, don’t be too proud to accept a little

lost her patience and swung her arm, “Can’t you understand English?

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

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

turned pale.

“You, what’s happening to

Mark had collapsed

wrong with you! Wake up!

stood outside,

with sirens blaring, rushing Mark to

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

didn’t do

denying it! We have surveillance, everything’s been recorded, you

check the

a sly smile, then quickly hid it. But Letitia saw it clear as day,

couldn’t guess what Mark and Shela were

striding out, his gaze sweeping over Letitia.

have to stand up for me. My dad can’t be in trouble, he’s worked hard

cut her off, “What happened?”

“Dad said, Letitia is now Mrs. Ramirez, a different status than before. And since I’m by your side, he felt really sorry for me. So, he just wanted to butter Letitia up. But just after meeting her for a few minutes, my dad

of nowhere with gifts, saying he wanted to give it to me, I had no

just taken it! Or thrown

“…”

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

in Elgin’s arms, wailing and playing

stood alone to the

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