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.

her knees, applied

woke up, it was already

the big bed, alone, with

Did she sleepwalk onto the bed again? When did she start doing this? Maybe she should check it out at the hospital someday

Elgin might just toss her

her workstation

your leg?” Odetta asked in a mocking tone, “Someone beat

sorry to disappoint

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

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

me What can I do?”

proud

course, it means I’m irresistible. Letitia aimed to rile her up. “Unlike you, hanging all over Mr Thompson

“Fine. Letitia, you better not fall

me in

you up here in

thought she was Elgin’s

like Mr. Ramirez. Just Vidonia

Odetta stormed off with anger distorting her face, and she

Letitia snorted.

from being totally dominated by Elgin, Letitia never

a bag in

“Morning.”

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

sighed. “Long story.”

is it, did

Elgin, Letitia answered That scoundrel

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

that’s domestic violence! Call

it’s just… never mind,

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

for getting even. After

back was not an option!

let this slide, Vidonia pulled Letitia along. We’ve got

stop kidding, that’s Elgin.. Elgin!”

that easy? Is it that

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

mischief.

on, Vidonia motioned with her finger, Listen to