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?”

take it, just scoffed, “You bringing me gifts? What do

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

worried that someone

now but carrying another man’s child. If this gets out, you’re gonna have a rough time.”

that night?” Letitia clenched her teeth, “You

Mark looked at her with

it! Who knows what’s in there!” Letitia was on high alert, not falling

shoving

backing off, “I

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

kept pushing, Letitia kept refusing, and finally, she lost her patience and swung her arm, “Can’t you understand English? Stop grossing me out!*

ground, and a whole

he was talking, suddenly, Mark clutched his heart, started shaking, and his

turned pale.

what’s

could finish, Mark had collapsed backward

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

over, and the place turned into a frenzy. Letitia stood outside, watching as a crowd

ambulance arrived with sirens blaring, rushing Mark

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

do

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

check the cameras.

quickly hid it. But Letitia saw it clear as day, feeling uneasy, her gut telling her

couldn’t guess what Mark and

striding out, his gaze sweeping over Letitia.

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 for him to enjoy

her off, “What happened?”

felt really sorry for me. So, he just wanted to butter Letitia up. But just after meeting her

with gifts, saying he wanted to give it to me, I had

had good intentions, you could’ve just taken it! Or thrown it away later, why reject

“…”

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

up in Elgin’s arms, wailing and playing the

alone to the side.

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