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

woke up, it was already light

big bed, alone,

bed again? When did she start doing this? Maybe she should

knows when Elgin might just toss her off the bed.

the office, Letitia was heading to her workstation when Odetta came

leg?” Odetta asked in a mocking tone,

sorry to disappoint

go around seducing men like you. Sooner or later, someone will

about seducing men, then as you saw yesterday, I

What can I do?”

You’re proud of this?”

to rile her up. “Unlike you, hanging

you better not fall into

in the slightest retorted Letitia.

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

was Elgin’s mistress

someone like Mr. Ramirez. Just Vidonia alone could make you regret

anger distorting her face, and she

Letitia snorted.

being totally dominated by Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle of wits

her with a bag in hand and

“Morning.”

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

“Long

it, did you trip?”

Letitia answered That scoundrel

her, Elgin’s methods are never the

that’s domestic violence! Call the

just… never mind, it’ll be

numb from kneeling too long, a little blood circulation

even. After

back was not

can’t just let this slide, Vidonia pulled Letitia along. We’ve got to get

that’s Elgin..

that easy? Is it that simple?

there are plenty of ways to tick him

always been full of mischief. Letitia looked at her

Vidonia motioned with her

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