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 redness on her knees, applied some heat, and gradually

it was already light

the big bed, alone, with no sign of

again? When did she start doing

knows when Elgin might just

to her

happened to your leg?” Odetta asked in a mocking

to

someone will grab you by the hair and teach

we’re talking about seducing men, then as you saw yesterday,

can I do?”

proud of

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

Letitia, you better not fall into my hands!”

in the

here in the company!

was Elgin’s mistress How amusing

Ramirez. Just Vidonia alone could make you regret

to outtalk her, Odetta stormed off with anger distorting her face, and she

Letitia snorted.

from being totally dominated by Elgin, Letitia never

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

“Morning.”

face.. Hey? Why are you

“Long story.”

it, did

answered

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

No way, that’s domestic

lay hands on me himself, it’s just… never mind,

big deal, just a bit numb from kneeling too long,

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

back was not an

can’t just let this slide, Vidonia pulled

that’s Elgin.. Elgin!”

that easy? Is it that

know.” Vidonia snapped her fingers, ‘But there are plenty of ways to tick him

always been full of mischief. Letitia looked at

motioned with her finger,

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