Chapter 49

Unable to contain her emotions, tears streamed down Letitia’s face.

When she was at the end of her rope, a miracle happened.

“Thank you, thank you. Letitia kept saying, “This money means so much to me.

With these forty grand, plus her ten grand salary, her mom could get her pill this month!

Walden asked, “What do you need the money for?”

“My mom woke up,” Letitia said. “She needs her special medicine.”

Walden was just as thrilled, “Really? That’s fantastic! Letitia, can I go visit her?”

She needed Elgin’s approval just to see her own mom. Let alone Walden. But she’d lied to her mom, saying she and Walden were together, so she had to drag him along to show face.

“Not just yet, Letitia replied. “When there’s a chance, I’ll let you know.”

“Alright.” Walden nodded. “Letitia, you’ve got your mom back.”

That comment had Letitia bawling. Her life’s been so damn tough, but the stars aligned just a little, bringing her mom

back to her

Yeah, I’ve got my mom now, Letitia whispered. “I’m not alone.”

Money in hand, Letitia dashed to the hospital, to pay up and get the meds.

She implored the doc, Please, give it to her ASAP. I’ll find a way to cover next month’s meds, I promise.”

“Sure thing.

Η

Letitia’s heart could finally rest.

By the time she finished up and got back to Ivory Towers, it was already night. She walked into the living room, the servants silently bustling, not daring to make a peep.

the butler said. “Mr. Ramirez is

to the master bedroom.

silent, to the point where she could hear her

caught Elgin’s

“You’re back?

swallowed hard, inching closer, and when she saw the neat stack of fifty grand by Elgin, she covered

smirked, “That’s your money, so

she’d just dropped at the hospital was

getting the abortion?” Elgin’s smile deepened “Tell me, where’d you get all that

broader his smile appeared to be, the deeper his inner

almost wished for Elgin’s rage instead of this eerie

“..I borrowed it.”

lend to you, huh?” Elgin pressed.

mind faced, blurting out, “Samson.”

she had to throw him under the bus Because he was Elgin’s friend, nothing would

Chapter 49

leaned in,

realized, he already knew the

a wad of cash

It was Walden who gave

smacking her face, then drifting to the

great, Elgin threw the rest of the cash, “I let you off my sight for a few minutes and you’re hitting up an old

to explain, “I didn’t go to Walden, I just bumped into him.”

the coincidence! Letitia, you always

kicked the coffee table over, stood up with

the hospital, Elgin, what right do

without my say-so. The doctors won’t

over. She’d barely scraped together the money, thinking it’d ease her mom’s suffering, only to be stopped by Elgin.

too powerful, his influence too

why do this…” Letitia looked at him, “Can’t you have a

of mercy. Just once, to give her a break, to spare her from

only ever more ruthless, never

do you think you are? Letitia, did marrying me

cruel treatment you’ve subjected me to, I’ve endured it, never complaining. My mother is innocent, though, she’s finally woken up, and I just want her to receive her treatment, recover slowly, and live a few more years with me. I

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