Chapter 170

“Hang in there, Elgin, the ambulance is on its way, any minute now…” Letitia muttered, “Do it for me, will you? Don’t doze off, hang tough…”

She was scared to death.

Elgin wanted to clean her tears, but he just didn’t have the strength. If he could even save his hand, that’d be a miracle…

Letitia held him, her head against his cheek, just wanting to hold on to him tightly.

“Why’d you have to go and play the fool… why? Shela tells you to hurt yourself and you just do it! And then your went and pulled out the knife. Weren’t you scared of bleeding out? Do you even care about your hand? Listen up, Elgin, if you end up disabled, don’t think I won’t hold it against you! You hear me?! You’ve gotta pull through, you just have to…”

Elgin mustered a weak smile, slowly closing his eyes again.

“Letty…” he spoke with great effort slowly, “Just keep on, keep living…”

With that, Elgin closed his eyes, his hand falling to his side.

“Elgin!” Letitia’s voice pierced the night.

The ambulance arrived with a wail.

The medics loaded Elgin onto the ambulance, and Letitia followed, “I’m his wife, I’m family! Let me come with

him!

Just as the doors closed, she saw Shela lying on the ground.

Samson had rushed over.

Letitia breathed a sigh of relief. Let Samson handle the scene and he’d sort it all out.

She thought about it and tears fell once again.

All this must have been arranged by Elgin before he came to her rescue.

He met with Shela alone, playing down her guard while secretly arranging for bodyguards, which was why so many of them stormed in at the last minute.

Inside, Elgin faced danger while Samson coordinated from outside.

They worked like a well-oiled machine.

was so thorough, covering

protected yourself, but for me…” She couldn’t finish her

torture, but he

blood-soaked

and nurses rushed Elgin straight to the

door slammed shut

gave out her legs and

gradually unfolding, signaling the arrival of daylight.

okay, your hand has got to be

She kept praying.

nurse passing by helped Letitia up, then noticed the blood

mine, it’s… Letitia paused, “It’s my

dried blood on her clothes was from Elgin.

person bleed

the nurse observed.

when Letitia remembered

it’s a scratch, no big

took her by the arm. “Girls freak out over a pimple, and here you are with a gash and you’re not rushing to

“But I…”

you patched up first!”

sat in the ER while the doctor carefully

neck’s fine, but your face… The doctor looked

it, doctor, I’ve got stuff

your face… wait, you need stitches.”

the surgery

medical staff wouldn’t let her

up and shouted, “Letitia! Are you okay? What’s with all the

fine, how’s

“I came as soon as I heard. How could

looked down, “It’s a

“Your face…”

just disfigured. That’s the least of my worries.” Letitia replied, “Elgin… his hand…” She choked up, breaking her

“Everything’s gonna be okay and you won’t

about her face

face when she pushed his hand

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