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.

nursing the redness on her

she woke up, it was

in the big bed, alone, with no sign

again? When did she start doing

just toss her off

to her workstation when Odetta

in a mocking tone, “Someone beat you up?”

to disappoint

Sooner or later, someone will

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

can I

proud

aimed to rile her up. “Unlike you, hanging all over Mr Thompson and still getting pushed away

you better not fall into my hands!”

of hurting me in the slightest

in the company! You’re

she was Elgin’s mistress How amusing

“To deal with you, I don’t need someone like Mr. Ramirez. Just

distorting her face, and she deliberately bumped

Letitia snorted.

totally dominated by Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle of wits with anyone else!

bag in hand and

“Morning.”

Hey? Why are

sighed. “Long story.”

it, did you trip?”

Letitia answered

Elgin’s methods are never the same twice. He could be called a master of

way, that’s domestic violence! Call the

never mind, it’ll be

this wasn’t a big deal, just a bit numb from kneeling too long, a

always one for getting even. After such a

not an

let this slide, Vidonia pulled Letitia along. We’ve got to get

that’s Elgin.. Elgin!”

easy? Is it that

there are plenty of

of mischief. Letitia looked

with her

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