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.

floor, nursing the redness on her knees, applied some heat,

up, it was

herself in the big bed, alone, with no

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

when Elgin might just

heading to her workstation when Odetta came

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

to disappoint

like you. Sooner or later, someone will grab you

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

me What can

You’re proud of

means I’m irresistible. Letitia aimed to rile her up. “Unlike you, hanging all over Mr Thompson and still getting pushed away

not fall into my hands!”

me in the

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

Odra thought she was Elgin’s

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

her face, and she deliberately bumped into Letitia’s shoulder on

Letitia snorted.

totally dominated by Elgin, Letitia never lost a battle of wits

Vidonia greeted her with a bag in hand and

“Morning.”

Hey? Why are you

“Long story.”

did you trip?”

answered That scoundrel

methods are never the same twice. He could

Vidonia exclaimed. No way, that’s domestic violence! Call the cops, get him!”

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

this wasn’t a big deal, just a bit numb from kneeling too long, a little blood

After such a blow, she’d

not

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

stop kidding, that’s

that easy? Is

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

of mischief. Letitia looked at her

her finger, Listen