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 knees, applied some heat,

up, it

herself in the big bed, alone, with no sign of Elgin

she sleepwalk onto the bed again? When did she start

when Elgin might just toss her

Letitia was heading to her workstation when

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

sorry to disappoint

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

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

can I

You’re proud of

to rile her up. “Unlike you, hanging all over Mr Thompson and still getting pushed away with

you better not

in the slightest retorted

in the company! You’re just his

she was Elgin’s mistress How

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

off with anger distorting her face, and she

Letitia snorted.

Letitia never lost a battle of wits with anyone else!

her with a bag in hand

“Morning.”

Hey? Why

“Long

did you trip?”

Letitia answered That

Elgin’s methods are never the

way, that’s

me himself, it’s just… never mind, it’ll be okay in a couple

from kneeling too long, a little blood circulation and bruise treatment would help

one for getting even. After such a blow, she’d definitely

was not

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

kidding, that’s Elgin..

that easy? Is it that

‘But there are plenty of ways to tick

of mischief. Letitia looked

motioned with her

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