Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 65

Elgin was heading to the car when he said, “Also, Samson will support your acting career, so don’t be too picky. If you tick him off, there is be no one to hold your hand through Hollywood!”

Shela let out a reluctant “Oh with a hint of discontent.

Just as she was feeling sorry for herself, Letitia breezed past her.

“Hey, what are you up to?” Shela grabbed Letitia. “Where do you think you’re going?”

“Headed home in the car, of course.”

“You, you..”

Letitia chuckled, “What’s with the ‘you, you? I’m Mrs. Ramirez, hitching a ride home with my hubby. That’s just how things roll, right?”

Shela was fuming mad again.

“Mrs. Ramirez, huh? When Mr. Ramirez was out there, soaked to the bone and freezing his butt off with a cold, where were you with all your tender loving care?”

Letitia was caught off-guard for half a second. Elgin was soaking wet? What’s up with that?

Seeing her expression, Shela ramped up her lecturing. “Look at you, you don’t even know. What’s the point of keeping a woman like you around?”

She was about to continue her rant when the car window rolled down, and Elgin’s cool voice interrupted, “Get in the car.”

Letitia did as told

As the car drove away, Shela stared after it, her anger not subsiding one bit.

If Letitia stays by Elgin’s side for much longer… who knows, they might grow affection.

Time to think of a new plan!

Inside the car.

Elgin was flipping through some documents, not even looking up.

Apart from the sound of pages turning, there was also his occasional coughing.

Letitia glanced at him a few times, then took the initiative to ask, “You got a cold?”

Elgin acted as if he didn’t hear her.

she said, “and the weather’s been pretty good…”

it, you’re driving me nuts.”

She sat quietly.

managing to keep the baby from Elgin’s clutches was a stroke of luck. Letitia didn’t dare to provoke him further. He must have been shook by her determination

Ivory Towers, Elgin asked, “What were you and

“Huh?”

was impatient, “What, are you deaf

Shela and I possibly talk about? We were arguing, of course. Letitia replied, “We’d hardly

about it, the more she felt

wouldn’t be…” She eyed his profile,

to meet her gaze, “Spit it

it. Wouldn’t want to make

“Not saying it

want me and Shela to get along? Wanting to keep us both by your side?”

voice was a bit hoarse,

bit her lip. Guess she was overthinking it.

this tiny feeling that Elgin might like her, but it seemed like it was

There’s nothing but hatred between

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seemed a tad gentler, she

talking about?” Letitia countered, “We didn’t come to blows,

was expressionless, “I heard ‘hubby”,”

Letitia remembered that she indeed called out “hubby’ just to tick Shela off.

mistaken. Elgin

time Letitia called him ‘hubby’, and the first time Elgin heard it.

heart, like something had scratched

warm, “Why though?”

no emotional foundation between them, hating each other, and out

face was still

it”

dance to his tune? She had even shed her fear of death. Besides, it wasn’t the

bridge of his nose. “Forget about seeing your mother then.”

*Elgin!”

car had just stopped at Ivory Towers, and he reached to open

“Alright. Hubby, hubby,

wouldn’t be satisfied, she repeated it

but she was sure Elgin had

hubby, I’m going to see my mother,

Elgin wouldn’t respond, she heard a