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

wanted to give you a little something, to build

worried that someone

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

Letitia clenched her teeth,

the gifts.” Mark looked at her with a

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

Mark insisted, shoving it

kept backing off, “I said

don’t be too proud to accept a little

and swung her

and a whole

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

turned pale.

was startled, “You, what’s happening to you…”

Mark had collapsed backward

Dad!” Shela burst out from nowhere, “Dad, what’s wrong with you! Wake up! Don’t scare me! Call an ambulance,

outside, watching as a crowd surrounded Mark,

arrived with sirens blaring, rushing Mark to the

at her, “If anything

didn’t do

it! We have surveillance,

the cameras. I’m innocent.”

it. But Letitia saw it

she couldn’t guess what Mark and Shela

his gaze sweeping over

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

off,

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

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

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

“…”

no time to argue with you. I’m going to the hospital to be with my dad! Mr. Ramirez, come with me!

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

to the

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