Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

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 waiting upstairs

to

eerily silent, to the point where she could

bedroom door and caught Elgin’s gaze, sharp as a knife,

“You’re back?

closer, and when she saw the neat stack of fifty

money, so what are you scared

down her spine. The cash she’d just dropped at the hospital was

did you do instead of getting the abortion?” Elgin’s smile deepened “Tell

his smile appeared to be, the deeper his inner

rage instead

“..I borrowed it.”

huh?” Elgin pressed.

faced, blurting out, “Samson.”

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

Chapter 49

Elgin leaned in, his eyes dangerous.

eyes, Letitia realized,

opened her mouth, Elgin grabbed a wad of cash

checked your bank account, Letitia, It was Walden

smacking her face, then drifting

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

explain, “I didn’t go to Walden, I

Quite the coincidence! Letitia, you always have excuses!”

up with veins bulging on his

Elgin, what

without my say-so. The doctors won’t dispense the

together the money, thinking it’d ease her mom’s suffering,

his influence too vast.

this…” Letitia looked at him, “Can’t you have a shred of mercy,

it was nothing more than a passing notion of mercy. Just once, to give her a break, to spare her from such.

didn’t. He was only ever more

do you think you are? Letitia, did marrying me make you

for Letitia. “But Elgin, whatever 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 just want to be someone who has a mom too.” Tears streamed down her face as she