Chapter 139

“Letitia Sanders!”

the offered a soft chuckle. “I just wanted you to know, what you’ve given to me was never what I wanted. And, what I truly desire, you could never provide.”

Even if Elgin, out of love for her, agreed to let Preston go, Letitia wouldn’t accept it.

What she wanted was to give her dad a legit freedom, an ironclad exoneration

Not to trade her dad’s “get out of jail free card” for Elgin’s love for her

Elgin tugged at his tie, his Adam’s apple bobbing. He couldn’t give it to her? What a jokel

He stood at the pinnacle of power, calling the shots, getting whatever he wanted, how could he possibly not have what Letitia wanted!

It’s just that he couldn’t give it!

“Play nice, Letitia,” Elgin said, “make some demands I can agree to, it’s only gonna do you good. Don’t try to make unreasonable demands.

Letitia cast her eyes down. “I haven’t eaten, I want some food.”

“Have someone go get another portion”

“I want to be discharged, Letitia added, “I want to go back to work at the company

“Sure. Once you’re back on your feet.”

She nodded silently, not saying another word. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the bandage on Elgin’s hand, and her lips curled into a sneer

“Your hand… it’d be great if it was broken.” Letitia’s fingertips landed on his palm, “Just too bad the knife was too small, not long enough”

“You’ve got one wicked mind, woman”

“Who asked you to stop me from stabbing myself?”

Elgin caught her hand and pulled her into his embrace, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Letitia ended up sitting on his lap. Their breaths intertwined, faces close

“Your life is mine, I didn’t let you die, so you can’t die,” Elgin said. “If I want you to live, even if it means sacrificing myself, I’ll make sure

you survive.

What a domineering line

Letitia looked at the man before her, with his sharp brows and handsome looks. He was outstanding, powerful, the dream guy for countless women.

she liked him, she’d probably be moved by that line. But how could she like him?

who tore her family apart, who threw her into a mental institution, who caused her to lose her child… Where’s the

it, and would keep that flutter of the heart under tight

fallen for her. Was she supposed to

refusing to look at

she looked any longer, she feared

brushing her cheek. “Letitia, deep down you’ve got feelings for me too, right?”

denied

me in

“I’m

knife at my heart, you couldn’t

slowly approached, “So, Letitia, you do

she could finish her sentence, her

it on purpose, he waited for Letitia to speak

could easily pry open

lap, her whole body was firmly

breathing grew heavier, and

something was off and started to

his lap, she could feel the scorching

which he could easily

control.” Elgin murmured against

needed to take a cold shower to

time was no

his chest. This is no place for you to get

And she had

of time, I’m not in a rush Elgin looked at her “There will be

firmly replied, “There won’t be a future, we’re getting a divorce.”

as I don’t agree, you’ll

You… you’re

waist, pulling her even

ear. “Not only that, Letitia,

“Impossible

will be a

wound on

itch, her skin

freeze.. His lips kissed the wound

to tilt her head back, acutely aware

even deliberately

crying out for

arched gracefully,

belong to me,

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