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 every

totally protected yourself, but for me…”

devil-like love was torture, but he also selflessly gave

blood-soaked cotton balls thrown into the trash. What

doctors and nurses rushed Elgin straight to the

slammed shut with a

her legs and collapsed

was gradually unfolding, signaling the arrival of

you’ve got to be okay, your hand has

She kept praying.

passing by helped Letitia up, then noticed the

not mine, it’s… Letitia paused,

her

one person

you’re hurt too,” the nurse observed. Your face, your neck…”

when Letitia remembered the knife’s slashes

it’s a scratch, no big

not care about her face. The nurse took her by the arm. “Girls freak out over a pimple, and here you are with

“But I…”

get you patched up first!”

in the ER while the doctor

but your face… The doctor looked

I’ve got

than your face…

anxious, wanting to be by the surgery door to wait for news

wouldn’t

showed up and shouted, “Letitia! Are you okay?

fine, how’s Elgin?”

the surgery’s still going, don’t freak out.” Vidonia was visibly worried. “I came as soon as I heard. How could

“It’s a

“Your face…”

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

tightly, “Everything’s gonna be okay and you won’t be disfigured.”

her face

placed the gauze on her face when she pushed his hand away, “That’s good enough, I need

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