Chapter 54

The emerald bracelet shimmered with a juicy luster in the bright light.

I’m giving you one last shot, Elgin said coolly, “Letitia, just agree to the abortion, and both the emerald bracelet and the meds will go to your mom.”

He was already being pretty damn generous, by his standards.

Nobody gets to push him around like this, not a chance. But for Letitia, he had compromised this far.

Elgin added, “Letitia, don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Is Walden’s bastard more important to you than your mother’s illness?”

He was dead sure the kid was Walden’s. No matter how much Letitia denied it, he just wouldn’t buy it.

“Why do you have to push me like this…”

“You should be grateful you even have the opportunity to be pushed by me.”

Others don’t get that from Elgin. He’d just cut them off, no second chances, not even a chance to see him! Letitia was already way luckier than most, just inches away from sharing his bed!

The room fell into a heavy silence, so profound that one could have heard a pin drop.

“Last minute, Elgin declared, like he was setting a timer.

Letitia shook uncontrollably. Her legs turned to jelly, she almost couldn’t stand, “Elgin…

“Which is it gonna be?”

Letitia was at a loss for words. He was cornering her, pushing her to the brink.

Finally, Elgin’s patience ran out

“Time’s up, he stood up. “you don’t need to answer me anymore.”

Letitia could only watch in silence as Elgin slowly approached, lifting the emerald bracelet in his hand. Right in front of Letitia, he let go. The moment the emerald bracelet fell, Letitia’s pupils dilated in shock, “Elgin! No!”

She scrambled to catch it, but it was too late. The emerald bracelet plunged straight past her, crashing onto the cold marble floor.

It fell, and the sound was crisp and pleasant to the ear

the

that had been passed down from her grandmother to her mother, through the decades,

with it. She knelt down, gingerly picking up the

a thread of

the emerald bracelet. But even if glued, it could be seen it was broken. It could never

lightly, fingers clenched around the emerald in her palm.

your own choice, Elgin stood over her, looking down, “you could have had the whole emerald

high and mighty. In front of him, Letitia

bracelet to her

heart felt like it had

“You’re having an abortion, it’s just a matter of time. Letitia, you’re terrible at making choices. The sooner you get it over with, the sooner you can have so

In the

clutching so hard, the jagged edges of

emerald red, dripping drop by drop onto the floor.

helplessness and humiliation encapsulated in that cry.

heard the scream and paused.

asked, ‘should

Let her be.

Chapter 54

She carefully packed the broken emerald bracelet into her pocket, broken

hand, staining her sleeve,

you’re hurt,” Ranen was startled, “that looks deep, we need to bandage it right

to the pain,

did hurt, but compared to the

her to the secretary’s office, rummaging through the

hearing the news, came rushing. “What happened, such a deep wound? It

Bailey,

had only been to his office, only seen him! Where is he?

Bailey, even if Mr. Ramirez was here, you can’t do

meaning in that-who could stand up to Elgin

foot, “Damn it!”

to myself,” Letitia spoke softly,

heart was already bleeding a

talk to me, what happened?” Vidonia asked, “Maybe it’ll ease your

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