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.

on her

it was

herself in the big bed, alone, with no

she start doing this? Maybe she should check it out at the hospital

when Elgin might just toss

Letitia was heading to her workstation

Odetta asked in a mocking tone,

to

later, someone will grab you by the hair and

as you saw yesterday, I didn’t do

can I

You’re proud of this?”

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

you better not fall

me in the slightest

here in the

thought she was Elgin’s mistress How amusing

with you, I don’t need someone like Mr. Ramirez. Just Vidonia alone

face, and she deliberately

Letitia snorted.

Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle of wits

in hand and a cheery

“Morning.”

long face.. Hey? Why are you

“Long story.”

did you

Elgin, Letitia answered That scoundrel

are never the same twice. He could be called a master of variety!

No way, that’s domestic

hands on me himself, it’s just… never mind, it’ll be okay in a couple of days.

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

always one for getting even. After such

not

Vidonia pulled Letitia along. We’ve got to

kidding, that’s Elgin.. Elgin!”

that easy? Is it that

‘But there are plenty of ways to

of mischief. Letitia looked at

motioned with her

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