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?”

just scoffed, “You bringing me gifts?

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

around, worried that someone might have overheard!

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

Letitia clenched her teeth, “You must

Take the gifts.” Mark looked at her with a

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

take it, Mark insisted, shoving it into her hands.

off,

too proud to accept a little

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

gifts fell to the ground, and a whole box of high-end supplements for

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

turned pale.

what’s happening to

had collapsed backward

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

frenzy. Letitia stood outside, watching

an ambulance arrived with sirens blaring, rushing Mark to

at her, “If anything happens to my dad,

do

We have surveillance,

“Fine, check the cameras.

hid it. But Letitia saw it clear as day, feeling uneasy, her gut telling her this was all

right now, she couldn’t guess what Mark and Shela were

striding out, his gaze sweeping over

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

off, “What

sorry for me. So, he just wanted to butter Letitia up. But just

me, I had no idea

taken it! Or thrown

“…”

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

up in Elgin’s

alone to the

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