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 floor, nursing the redness on her knees, applied some

up, it was already light

big bed, alone, with no sign

onto the bed again? When did she start doing

knows when Elgin might just

her workstation when Odetta came up to her

asked in a mocking tone, “Someone beat you

to disappoint

later, someone will grab you by the hair and teach you a

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

me What can I do?”

proud

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

better not fall into

of hurting me in the slightest retorted

here in

Odra thought she was Elgin’s mistress How

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

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

Letitia snorted.

Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle of wits with anyone

Vidonia greeted her with a bag in

“Morning.”

long face.. Hey?

“Long story.”

is it, did you trip?”

Letitia answered

punishing her, Elgin’s methods are never the same twice. He could be called a master of

way, that’s domestic violence! Call the cops, get him!”

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

deal, just a bit numb from kneeling too long,

getting even. After such a

was not an option!

we can’t just let this slide, Vidonia pulled Letitia along.

that’s Elgin..

revenge that easy? Is it that

fingers, ‘But there are plenty of ways to

of mischief. Letitia looked at

motioned with her finger, Listen to

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