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.

sat on the floor, nursing the redness on her knees, applied some heat, and gradually fell asleep.

up, it was already light outside

bed, alone, with no sign of Elgin

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

when Elgin might just toss her off

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

in a mocking tone,

to disappoint

Sooner or later, someone

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

can

proud of

to rile her up. “Unlike you,

“Fine. Letitia, you better not

hurting me in the slightest retorted Letitia.

in

Odra thought she was Elgin’s

with you, I don’t need someone like Mr. Ramirez. Just Vidonia alone could make you regret it. And

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

Letitia snorted.

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

bag in hand and a cheery

“Morning.”

Hey? Why are you

“Long

did you trip?”

Elgin, Letitia answered

Elgin’s methods are never the

he hit you?” Vidonia exclaimed. No way, that’s

it’s just… never mind, it’ll

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

After such a blow, she’d definitely

back was not an

Vidonia pulled

stop kidding, that’s Elgin.. Elgin!”

that easy? Is

are plenty of

always been full of mischief. Letitia

Vidonia motioned with her