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!”

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

his eyes, saying in a calm tone, “I came home late. Are you

exhausting enough for her. And there were always those

or Shela, they were all scheming to

Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed attempting to hold back his turmoil of emotions. Samson’s test had struck his heart – Letitia truly didn’t give a damn… much less have any love for him.

checked the surveillance, searched everywhere, and when he learned Phedra had taken her to the hospital, he rushed there without a second thought, fearing something might happen to

her? She hated him, wished him dead!

late, Letitia said. I’m going

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

in, and she refused, “I don’t want

to or not!” Elgin’s last bit

it to you. You want your father freed, it’s doable. You want your mother to have the special medicine, also doable. In short, I can

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

always loathed the Sanders family, and now he was loosening his grip,

fool, she immediately asked, “What do you want

she’d obviously have

have that would make Elgin offer her father or her mother in return! Letitia had an inkling, but she dared not continue the

‘Abort the baby, and I’ll free your father

she suspected!

she had that Eigin would make such a tempting offer

Letitia shook her head, “Such a deal is too

“For you and Walden’s child, would

child isn’t Walden’s!”

is it? Who’s the father!”

don’t know who he is… If I did, I’d have gone to him a long time ago.”

me, if you don’t even know who the father is, why cling so desperately to the child! Just get rid

it’s a

just want a child, right?” he looked at her.

he

to have a child with me?” she asked

you agree or not! Veins

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