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 her knees, applied some heat, and gradually fell asleep.

up, it

in the big bed, alone, with no sign of

sleepwalk onto the bed again? When did she start doing this? Maybe

who knows when Elgin might just toss

her workstation when Odetta came up to

asked in

to

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

men, then as you saw yesterday, I

me What can

proud of

you, hanging all over Mr Thompson and still getting pushed away

Letitia, you better not

hurting me in the slightest

back you up here in the company! You’re just his

was Elgin’s mistress How amusing

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

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

Letitia snorted.

totally dominated by Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle

Vidonia greeted her with a bag in hand and a

“Morning.”

the long face.. Hey? Why are you

sighed. “Long

is it, did you trip?”

answered

punishing her, Elgin’s methods are never the

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

never mind, it’ll be okay in

deal, just a bit numb from kneeling too long, a little blood

always one for getting even. After such a blow,

was not an

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

stop kidding, that’s

that easy? Is it that

her fingers, ‘But there are

full of mischief.

motioned with her finger, Listen

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