Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 81

*Celebratory banquets and dinner party, Letitia, your life sure got better since Vidonia joined the company.”

She was always leaving all alone to endure the endless nights. Oddly enough, solitude now seemed to echo with loneliness for

him.

Letitia was about to reply when something struck her, “I remember Mr. Stewart said you got hurt. Where’s the wound?”

You actually bought that?”

“Are you guys messing with me? Letitia frowned, “And here I was, actually worried about you for a second.”

Eigin stepped closer, cornering her, “Hearing I was hurt, and you just worried ‘for a second”? Don’t you have other reactions?”

Letitia began to retreat step by step. I you…. you… Eventually, she was backed against the wall.

Elgin raised his hand, resting it near her ear, “What if I really was hurt? Would you still be so indifferent?”

His breath fanned her face.

Letitia turned her head away, “Elgin, there’s a line of people caring about you stretching all the way to the suburbs. One more or one less doesn’t make a difference.”

“But you’re my wife!”

“The one you want to marry is Shela, it’s never been me.”

He pinched her chin, “For now, at least, it’s you. You should care!”

Letitia just found him inexplicably absurd.

“If you want care, go find Shela. She’s delicate, coquettish, pampering you, always pleasing you isn’t she way better than me?”

“Yes,” Elgin answered, “Letitia, any woman is better than you! Any woman is more considerate!”

cozy up to him, get close to him, win his favor. Only

into his eyes, saying in a calm tone, “I came home late. Are you sure you want to pick a fight

day under Elgin’s scrutiny was exhausting enough for her. And there were always those who wanted to harm her, give her a hard time, add to her

it’s Phedra or Shela, they were all scheming to

Samson’s test had struck his heart – Letitia truly didn’t give

he saw she wasn’t at the company, he checked the surveillance, searched everywhere, and when he learned Phedra had taken her to the hospital, he rushed

hated him, wished him

late, Letitia said. I’m going to

pulled her back. His eyes darker than the night sky, “Letitia, let’s make a deal.”

she refused,

want to or not!” Elgin’s last bit of patience had run out completely

expression resolute and fierce, “Whatever you want, I can give it to you. You want your father freed, it’s doable. You

acting different tonight. Letitia noticed, but couldn’t fathom his thoughts.

family, and now he was loosening

wasn’t a fool, she immediately asked, “What do you want from

she’d obviously have to

have that would make Elgin offer her father or her mother in return! Letitia had an

lips parting, ‘Abort the baby, and I’ll free your father or save

as she suspected!

that Eigin would make such a

don’t..” Letitia shook her head, “Such a deal is too cruel!”

asked harshly, “For you and Walden’s child, would you

child isn’t Walden’s!”

is it?

is… If I did, I’d have gone to

I believe your Elgin gripped her shoulders, “So tell me, if you don’t even know who the father is, why cling so

a

right?” he looked at her. Then abort it, we can have

was he saying?

you want to have a child with me?” she asked softly, “Elgin, do you even know what

know, Letitia, will you agree or not! Veins throbbed on Elgin’s forehead.