Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 44

Amidst all the pushing and shoving, someone must have tripped over a cord or something, because suddenly, there was this loud thud and down came a piece of equipment.

And it just had to land right on Mark’s chest.

Mark was coughing his lungs out. He was faking it to begin with, but after that hit, how could he keep up the act?

Mark’s eyes flew open and he started fiddling with the medical device on top of him, “Hey, give me a hand here, get it off…”

The thing didn’t look that big, but man, it was heavy, and Mark couldn’t budge it on his own!

Shela hurried over to help. “Dad!”

“I’m being squashed, Mark complained, “If that thing had hit my face, I’d be a goner!”

Mark sounded full of hot air did he really seem like someone on death’s door from a stroke?

Shela was frantic, shooting him looks that could have pulled a muscle in her eye.

Finally, Mark caught on and quickly laid back down, feigning weakness, “Ouch, that hurts, doctor… quick, get a doctor in here…”

Shela played along, hamming it up. “Dad, you just woke up, take a moment to breathe!”

“Mr. Ward, you’re awake, Letitia chimed in, feigning concern, “That’s a relief, I was scared to death something bad might happen to you!”

“1,1”

“Shela said your condition was getting worse, but I didn’t buy it. You’re usually fit as a fiddle, so I came to check on you. Look at you, awake all on your own, no need for surgery, and no need for my blood.” Letitia had said her piece.

Mark and Shela exchanged looks, speechless.

Letitia grinned. Take care and rest up, Mr. Ward. Those health supplements you bought, save ’em for yourself.”‘

“Did these two really think they could get rid of my kid by playing sick? Dream on!” Letitia thought, “I’m no pushover!”

“Right, I’ll go get the doctor, Letitia announced, “Hang tight.” She turned and left the ICU.

Mark was grinding his teeth, fuming!

Who would’ve thought Letitia would be so crafty, barging in and waking him up!

Shela was fuming too, but with Elgin still around, she couldn’t make a scene, “Mr. Ramirez, I think… I think my dad’s going to be fine.”

icy as he looked

Ramirez, don’t look at me like that, I’m… I’m scared…” Shela tried to

you think I’m that easy to fool?”

Ramirez,

still going to keep acting even after Letitia blew your

sharp as a tack! The moment Mark woke up, he had figured it all out. His eyes narrowed dangerously. “You made the whole thing up just to keep taking

me.” Elgin’s presence was overwhelming, his face a mask of ice. “Enough

Ramirez, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hide it

stand to look at her, snorted coldly, and walked

Shela chased after him, nearly getting

me!” she yelled. But Elgin

is it, Dad,” Shela said, “we’ve

the hospital entrance, Letitia was

over, glancing at her, “You finally got something

up, I might’ve

a few vials of blood

baby. Letitia silently replied to

be some free, mobile blood bank, getting my

the car, his face grim.

over in the middle of the night, only to

a real bummer, being played like that, Letitia said. “Too bad you can’t do much about Shela, she’s the apple of

‘Shut up

“How about you

“What for?”

if Shela put some kind of spell on you and

his status and position, he really shouldn’t have fallen for Shela. But her timing was too perfect, not to

choice but

lifted a bit, her baby was

I

another dose

few days, the butler had the kitchen whip up blood-nourishing foods for Letitia to

said nothing, simply

eat, worried that Elgin might suddenly decide to scrap the menu on a whim.

and medication, Letitia’s

room and took his seat at the head of the

glanced over the food on the table, and

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez”

all this? Are they even