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The resolve in Letitiaâs eyes crumbled in an instant with his words. Her family had always been her weakness
Get it now? Elgin asked, âSo, what should you do, need me to spell it out for you?â
Letitia was nearly biting her lower lip to bleeding. Elgin didnât lay a finger on her, didnât touch her, but those few words made her want to kneel on her own.
âElgin⦠youâre ruthless.â
He just lifted his chin a bit, quietly waiting for her to bow down.
Letitia shook off Markâs hand, licked the blood at the comer of her lips, a taste of iron and sweetness. All her dignity, Elgin could easily stomp it under his feet
Just now, Mark couldnât make her bend her knees no matter what, but now, she was slowly getting ready to kneel.
Right thenâ¦
âLetitia!â A crisp voice rang out, and everyoneâs heads tumed towards the door in unison.
Vidonia Bailey burst in, quick as a flash to support Letitia, âWhat the heck are you doing!â
Vidoniaâ¦â
âDamn it,â Vidonia steadied her, âI knew something was up when you didnât show up for work!â
âHow did you get here?â
âI came looking for you,â Vidonia said, âI had to pull some strings with Samson Stewart to find out you were here, and I rushed over.â
Letitia nudged her, âYou go back to the office first.â
âNo, if weâre leaving, weâre leaving together.â Vidonia looked at Shela and Mark, âWhat are you trying to pull? You want to mess with Letitia, youâll have to get through me first!â
Shela gritted her teeth, âWhy is it always you!â
This Vidonia, always ruining her plans, always got Letitiaâs back with Mr. Stewart in her corner, always butting heads with her!
âWhy? Got a problem?â Vidonia shot back, âIs the hospital your family property? Youâre the only one who can come?â
âMr. Ramirez! Shela, unable to win the argument, could only seek help from Elgin again.
Vidonia chuckled, âWhat, you donât have a voice of your own? Is Mr. Ramirez your official spokesperson?â
While giving Shela a piece of her mind, she checked Letitia over.
Seeing that Letitia had no obvious injuries, she breathed a sigh of relief.
But.
âWhy do you look so pale? Your hands are ice cold.â Vidonia warmed her hands, âWhat happened?â
Letitia truly didnât know where to begin. She opened her mouth, then swallowed the words back.
Mark burst out angrily, âLetitia dragged Shela down the stairs, causing Shela to miscarry. This murderer, this culprit, we obviously have to settle the score with her!â
âWhat!â Vidonia exclaimed, âYou fell down the stairs? Howâs my godson? Is he still there?â
Letitia patted her hand, âIâm fine, the baby⦠luckily, is fine tooâ
Vidonia heaved a sigh of relief, âThank goodness, you scared me to death.â
âHey, did you miss the point?â Mark intervened dissatisfied, âShela miscarried!â
Who is this woman? So rude and loud!
Shelaâs miscarriage, whatâs that got to do with me?â Vidonia said, âIf itâs gone, itâs gone. As long as Letitia is alright.â
âWhat nonsense are you talking about?â
The truth! Shows that karmaâs real!*
Mark pointed at her, âWho are you to talk like that?!â
Who I am is none of your business. Let me tell you, Shelaâs miscarriage is karma Vidonia laughed, âSheâs the other woman, carrying an Megitimate child, unrecognized and unnamed. Itâs gone, so be it. Even the heavens couldnât stand it.â
The thought of Elgin being married and having a child with Shela sent chills down her spine.
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What a piece of work.
Letâs go, Letitia, Vidonia pulled Letitia, âWeâre going home.â
in ciitical moments, thereâs always a true friend who would steps up, not asking about the situation, not minding right or wrong, unconditionally on your sideâ¦.
âYou want to leave? No way!â Mark blocked their path, You can leave, but Letitia stays!â
âWho are you to keep her? What right do you have to restrict our freedom?â
âShe killed Shelaâs baby!â
Vidonia retorted, âDo you have proof? They both fell together. I havenât even started with you on upsetting Letitiaâs pregnancy!
âMr. Ramirez, who is this womanâ¦â Mark was exasperated, âShe is so rude!â
Elgin glanced at Vidonia, âGet out, this isnât the place for you.â
I was about to leave, but thereâs a dog in the way!â
Mark puffed up. âWho are you calling a dog!â
âWhoeverâs blocking the way!â
âLetitia stays Elgin spoke, You can go.â
âThatâs not happening, iâm taking her with me.â
âNo chance.â
Vidonia huffed, âElgin, either you divorce now and marry Shela, letting Letitia go. Itâs not like she canât live without you.â
âShe thinks she can take the kid and get away scot-free? Dream on!â
âThe kidâs not yours, why do you care so much!â
âBecause itâs not mine, and she killed mine, Letitia has to pay!â
Vidoniaâs temper flared, not caring that she was facing the powerful Elgin, and started arguing.
âLetitia fell too, she didnât push Shela, how can you shift the blame onto her? Maybe, it was Shela who trapped her, pulling her down on purpose!â
Shela screamed, âYouâre framing me!â
âWhether itâs framing, you know best!â
âDo you really think Iâd harm my own child to frame Letitia?â Shela said, âAm I that cruel?â
âYes
Shelaâs face nearly twisted out of shape.
Vidoniaâs gaze darted between her and Mark, âTo me, this looks like your scheme. Trying to kill Letitiaâs baby and then pin it on her⦠And what happened? It backfired, karma found you, and you harmed yourself!â
Vidonia was undefeated when it came to arguments. She never lost a fight
Elginâs eyes went icy as he reached out to grab Letitiaâs hand, but she dodged it in a flash.
âLetitia,â Elginâs hand froze in mid-air, âCome here!â
âNo.â She sternly said. If Vidonia could stand up for her, facing off against these folks for her, how could she show any weakness!
Elgin squinted his eyes, âDefying me? You know the consequencesâ
Letitia met his gaze with serene defiance. The tension⦠was about to explode.
Just then, Samson walked in, âHey, whatâs the buzz? The carâs waiting downstairs, Vidonia, letâs hit the road.â
With that, he ushered Vidonia and Letitia out first, covering their exit
âSamson Stewart, Elgin called out in a tone that resonated with an underlying threat
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Samson said with a chuckle, âChill out, getting angry only adds wrinkles and fast-forwards you to menopause.â
Elgin made a move to grab Letitia, but Samson quickly stepped in, âCool It, man. Take a breather before you do something you canât
take back.â
He was stalling, slowly making his way outside.
Just as Elgin was about to blow his top, Samson quickly ran away.
âMr. Ramirez, I canât just let my baby die for nothing,â Shela wailed, tugging on his sleeve, âI didnât even start to put up a fight, all Dad wanted was for Letitia to apologize, and she acted all high and mighty like sheâd rather die than give in⦠Do I look like a pushover?â
âExactly, weâre talking about a precious life here, Letitia has to answer for what happened no matter what!â Mark said, giving Shela a secret nod on the down low. Shela got the hint right away.
âMr. Ramirez, youâve got to stand up for me. Our baby, we waited so long, it was so precious⦠I still feel like heâs here, in my belly, keeping me company.. Before she could finish, Shela crumpled to the ground like a rag doll.
âShela!â Mark shouted, âMr. Ramirez, Shelaâs fainted!â
Elgin caught her, âGet a doctor, nowâ
His mind was a mess, a raging inferno. He wanted to confront Letitia, but with Shela out cold, he was stuck.
In the car, Letitia sat in the back seat, gently caressing her belly.
It was only now that a wave of relief hit her. Her baby had really dodged a bullet.
After tumbling down the stairs and missing the surgery window, the little one was still holding on inside her.
Her brave little trooper.
âWhat the hell happened?â Vidonia demanded, âLetitia, spill the beans.â
Letitia laid out the whole story, sparing no details.
âHoly smokes! Did Elgin even think before he acted?! Heâs like a freaking executioner! And Shela, what a sneaky fox! She came to grab your hand? Yeah, right. As if she was gonna save you â sheâd be doing good not to kick you while youâre down. It was a setup! It had to be!â Vidonia was fuming, barely able to believe Letitia had made it through.
âQuit your yapping,â Samson said as he drove, âThe biggest issue now is that Shelaâs baby is really gone.â
âThatâs what she gets! Maybe she thought sheâd be fine if she landed on Letitia, using her as a cushion, but ended up screwing herself over instead, and Letitia walked away without a scratch!â
âElgin doesnât care about the process, only the outcome,â said Samson.
Vidonia rolled her eyes, âWhose side are you on, anyway?â
âYours, of course. Why else would I have bolted to the hospital to save you two?â Samson replied, âThis is a hot mess, Letitia. Itâs something you and Elgin have to hash out between yourselves.â
They canât save her everytime, itâs like trying to settle a family feud as an outsider.
Samson added a word of caution, âAnd whatever you do, donât bring up Neil Thompson in front of Gin again.â
âIf it wasnât for Neil, Letitiaâs baby would be gone,â Vidonia said, âMan, I used to think Walden Sullivan was a jerk, didnât deserve you, bailed on you when the going got tough. But now, compared to Elgin, any guy seems like a saint.â
âRight? Now you see how great I am,â Samson bragged.
âGet lost.â
Letitia kept her head down, silent. Elgin had been a real piece of work to her, detestable and hateful. Throughout their marriage, he had never invested his heart, only using her.
And the blood feud between their families was making things worse.
But to Shela⦠he had been nothing short of perfect.
Meticulously caring, matenally generous, always there to lend a hand â when Shela wanted to act, he set up an entire film division just
for her
So, you see, thereâs no such thing as a total jerk; itâs just that his warmth isnât for you.
donât know what Shelaâs endgame is. Maybe sheâs using the loss of the baby as a ploy to break me, to make Elgin despise me. Letitra roused. âShe succeeded.â
Dock of vory Towers. Letitia stond silently at the entrance to the servantsâ quarters, eyeing the steps.