Chapter 168

As soon as those words were uttered, the room fell silent.

Letitia snapped open her eyes, staring straight at Elgin on his knees before her.

Even kneeling, his back was straight as an arrow, his knees caked with dust.

The ground was littered with gravel and dirt… that must’ve hurt like hell.

Trade yourself for her?” Shela echoed, “Elgin, you’d die with me to save Letitia?”

“Yes.”

“You’re cool with dying?”

Elgin replied, “All I want is for Letitia to live well.”

So his death didn’t matter. Letitia living for him was all that mattered.

Shela, mad with jealousy, screamed, “You love her that much regardless of dying for her?!”

Tears blurred Letitia’s vision.

She shook her head fiercely, “Elgin, you don’t have to go to these lengths for me…”

“Letty,” he said, “I wish you a long and prosperous life.”

The most heartfelt declaration of love wasn’t “I love you” or “I’ll marry you,” but “I wish you a good life in this world.”

He wished Letitia a long and prosperous life, even if it meant his death.

Tears mixed with blood from a cut on her cheek, intensifying Letitia’s pain.

But that was nothing compared to the agony in her heart.

Why did Elgin have to be such a paradox… winning her love and hate at the same time?

“Is that a deal, Shela?” Elgin asked, “You let Letitia go, and I’ll be your hostage.”

With that, he started to rise and walk towards her.

“Hold up!” Shela snapped, “You’re a big dude, how am I supposed to keep you under control? You’d knock me out cold as soon as you got close!”

“So, you’re saying you’ll trade?”

with me on the journey to the underworld beats Letitia’s company any day. Plus, when we’re reborn, I hope you fall for me

in Elgin’s eyes, but he masked

or Letitia dies, either will do. Whichever one of you survives will spend a lifetime in agony and self-blame. My goal, you see, is utterly

get this swap

relaxed a fraction.

long as Shela was willing to trade, Letitia’s

he ended up in Shela’s

might die

would

“Elgin, aren’t

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embrace; she yearned for life.

their name…

status and greater responsibilities, was the current head of the Ramirez family, the CEO of the Ramirez

at Letitia and gave a

“But losing you scares

crying, asked, “And you think I’m not scared of

warmth

enough. His smile deepened,

was afraid of losing him

that was

was all

knew he owed her

bad… And Letitia would remember him for the rest of her life, keeping

Elgin, I’ll trade you for Letitia, but first… you’ve got to

widened her eyes

control you. Otherwise,

blinking, Elgin nodded, “Fine.”

screamed, “Elgin, you can’t do this! Absolutely

kneeling before her and now she’d have

him fall into Shela’s hands,

shouted, “Stop torturing him and me… Just end me

couldn’t take it

overwhelmed by

the other ready to die

kept crying and begging, pleading with Elgin not to

she loved Elgin. But at that moment, she’d rather die than see him harm himself and fall prey to Shela.

begging you, stop trying to

never love you, what you’re doing for me

made for signing documents, it

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