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.

redness on her knees, applied some heat, and

she woke up, it was already light outside

herself in the big bed, alone,

Did she sleepwalk onto the bed again? When did she start doing

knows when Elgin might just toss her off

to her workstation when Odetta came

Odetta asked in

sorry to disappoint

you. Sooner or later, someone will grab you by the hair and

as you saw yesterday, I didn’t do a thing, and the

can

You’re proud

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

not fall into

in the

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

was Elgin’s mistress

Ramirez. Just Vidonia alone could make you

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

Letitia snorted.

by Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle of wits

her with a bag in hand and

“Morning.”

face.. Hey? Why are

sighed. “Long story.”

it, did you

Elgin, Letitia answered

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

you?” Vidonia exclaimed. No way, that’s domestic violence!

didn’t lay hands on me himself, it’s just… never mind, it’ll be okay in a couple of

knew this wasn’t a big deal, just a bit numb from kneeling too long, a little blood circulation and bruise treatment would help her recovering.

getting even. After such a

was not an option!

way, we can’t just let this slide, Vidonia pulled

that’s Elgin..

easy? Is

snapped her fingers, ‘But there are plenty

been full of mischief. Letitia looked at

motioned with her finger,