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.

sat on the floor, nursing the redness on her knees, applied

it was already light outside

found herself in the big bed, alone, with

she start doing this? Maybe she should

when Elgin might just

Letitia was heading to her workstation when Odetta came

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

to disappoint you

later, someone will grab you by the hair

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

What can

You’re proud

her up. “Unlike you, hanging all over Mr Thompson and still getting pushed away with disgust

you better not fall into

hurting me in the slightest retorted

openly back you up here in

she was Elgin’s

deal with you, I don’t need someone like Mr. Ramirez. Just Vidonia alone could make you regret it. And if all else fails,

off with anger distorting her face, and she deliberately bumped into Letitia’s shoulder on her

Letitia snorted.

by Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle of wits

with a bag in hand

“Morning.”

the long face.. Hey? Why are you limping?”

“Long

it, did you trip?”

Letitia answered

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

Vidonia exclaimed. No way, that’s domestic violence! Call the

just… never mind, it’ll be okay in a couple of

a bit numb from kneeling too long, a little blood circulation and

After such a blow, she’d definitely want

was not an

slide, Vidonia pulled Letitia along.

kidding, that’s

revenge that easy? Is it that simple?

Vidonia snapped her fingers, ‘But there are

mischief. Letitia looked at her curiously

Vidonia motioned with her finger, Listen to me

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