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!”

all just want to cozy up to him, get close to him,

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

exhausting enough for her. And there were always those

were all scheming to

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

at the company, he checked the surveillance, searched everywhere, and when he learned Phedra had taken her to

him,

late, Letitia

eyes darker than the night sky, “Letitia, let’s make a

and she refused, “I

Elgin’s last bit of patience had run

word, his expression resolute and fierce, “Whatever you want, I can give 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 satisfy any of your demands.”

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

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

asked, “What do you want from me in

a deal, she’d obviously have to trade

have that would make Elgin offer her father or her mother in

she heard was Elgin’s lips parting, ‘Abort the baby, and I’ll free

she suspected!

she had that Eigin would make such

don’t..” Letitia shook her head, “Such a deal

“For you and Walden’s

child isn’t Walden’s!”

whose is it? Who’s

murmured, “I don’t know who he is… If I did, I’d have

“So tell me, if you don’t even know who the father is, why

it’s a life.”

a child, right?” he looked at her. Then abort it,

wide-eyed. What was he saying? A child with her?

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

know, Letitia, will you agree or

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