Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 87

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking on her part

“Yeah, the child I’m carrying doesn’t hold a candle to Shela’s precious one,” Letitia responded, “She’s lucky, caught your eye in a heartbeat, living the life of luxury. How could I ever compare?*

Elgin replied nonchalantly. “If you were carrying my child, you’d be living even better than her.”

But how could that ever happen? He hasn’t laid a finger on her, and doesn’t plan to anytime soon

As Elgin walked towards the walk-in closet, he heard Letitia’s whisper-soft voice, murmuring like a mosquito, “What if there was no bad blood between us, would you fall for me?

He abruptly stopped in his tracks, “Say that again.

Letitia was startled, he actually heard her? Has his hearing always been this sharp?

“It’s nothing.” she denied, “I didn’t say anything”

Theard you

Letitia bit her lip. Then why ask?

After a few seconds of silence, Elgin said, Without the deep-seated hatred, we wouldn’t even know each other.

Like two parallel lines, destined never to intersect, each living out their own lives just fine.

Letitia replied. That’s not what I was asking.”

It was about love. Whether he could love her.

Elgin let out a sarcastic laugh, Letitia, can’t you feel it? Why even ask?

But he would never admit it, not even a sliver! He’s too proud, and she’s too stubborn.

Elgin entered the walk-in closet and slammed the door shut with a bang.

Letitia ruffled her hair, wondering if she had knelt for too long causing poor circulation and making her brain slow, to even ask

such a question.

Love? There’s no love between them. It’s all hatred.

He hates her, and she hates him even more. They had been torturing each other without mercy.

the floor, nursing the redness on her knees, applied some heat,

she woke up, it was already light outside

bed, alone, with no sign of Elgin

on… Did she sleepwalk onto the bed again? When did she start doing this? Maybe she should check it out at the hospital

when Elgin might just toss her off the bed.

was heading to her workstation when Odetta came up to her

what happened to your leg?” Odetta asked in a mocking tone, “Someone

to

seducing men like you. Sooner or later, someone will grab you by the hair and teach you a

talking about seducing men, then as you saw yesterday, I didn’t do a

can I do?”

proud of this?”

you, hanging

Letitia, you better not

hurting me in the slightest retorted

you up here in the company! You’re just his mistress!”

was Elgin’s

need someone like Mr. Ramirez. Just Vidonia alone could make you regret it. And if all else fails, there’s

distorting her face, and she deliberately bumped into

Letitia snorted.

Letitia never lost a battle of wits

greeted her with a bag in hand and a cheery smile,

“Morning.”

Hey? Why are you limping?”

sighed. “Long story.”

it, did you trip?”

answered That scoundrel

it comes to punishing her, Elgin’s methods are never the same twice.

way, that’s domestic violence! Call the cops, get him!”

it’s just… never

a bit numb from kneeling too long,

getting even. After such a blow, she’d definitely want

not an

we can’t just let this slide, Vidonia pulled Letitia along.

kidding, that’s Elgin.. Elgin!”

revenge that easy? Is it that simple?

fingers, ‘But there are plenty of ways to tick him off.”

been full of mischief. Letitia looked at her

her finger, Listen