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.

on the floor, nursing the redness on her

it was already

the big bed, alone,

going on… Did she sleepwalk onto the bed again? When did she start doing this? Maybe she

just toss her off the bed.

heading to her workstation when

Odetta asked in a mocking tone,

to disappoint you

someone will grab you by the hair and

we’re talking about seducing men, then as you saw yesterday, I didn’t do a thing, and the guy just

me What can I do?”

proud of this?”

to rile her up. “Unlike you, hanging all over Mr Thompson

Letitia, you better not fall into

of hurting me in the slightest retorted

openly back you up here in

was Elgin’s mistress

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

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

Letitia snorted.

being totally dominated by Elgin, Letitia never lost a

in hand and a

“Morning.”

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

“Long

it, did you trip?”

Letitia answered

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

he hit you?” Vidonia exclaimed. No way, that’s domestic violence! Call the

just… never mind, it’ll be okay in a couple of days.

a bit numb from kneeling too long, a little blood circulation and bruise

even. After such a blow, she’d definitely want

not

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

stop kidding, that’s Elgin..

that easy? Is it

Vidonia snapped her fingers, ‘But there are plenty of ways to tick

been full of mischief. Letitia

on, Vidonia motioned with her finger, Listen to

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