Chapter 116
He was about to light a cigarette, head bowed, when Shela stopped him, âMr. Ramirez, maybe ease up on the smokes? Itâs bad for your health. Plus⦠weâre thinking of having another child, so itâs better if you quit smoking for the babyâs sake.â
He frowned slightly.
Seeing he was miffed, Shela quickly added, âBut I get it, youâre swamped with work and the stress is through the roof. Sneaking one once in a while isnât the end of the world.â
Then, she even reached for the lighter herself, ready to spark it up for him
But Elgin just wasnât in the mood for a smoke anymore.
Shelaâs comment had rubbed him the wrong way.
Had he actually promised her theyâd start trying for a baby now?
âMr. Ramirez Shela hesitated, âDid I say something wrong?â
âItâs nothingâ His expression turned icy. âI asked you here because Letitia wanted to talk.â
âLetitia?â
âYeah, me.â Letitia nodded. âShela, you just had a miscarriage and youâre already itching to try again? Isnât that too soon?â
âThis is between Mr. Ramirez and me Whatâs to you?
âIâm just saying, watch out for your health.
Shela snorted, âMind your own business. What do you want from me? Think a few feeble apologies will earn my forgiveness? Dream on! Iâve laid out my terms. If you canât meet them, forget about my forgiveness!â
Letitia couldnât help but find Shelaâs confident air amusing.
She said softly, yet loud enough for everyone to hear, âIâm not apologizing, Shela, because I did nothing wrong. You never miscarred because you were never pregnant to begin with!â
The room was hit with a wave of shock.
Elginâs piercing gaze quickly landed on Letitiaâs face as he asked, âWhat did you say? She didnât miscarry?â
âThatâs right
âThen what about the baby? is the baby okay?â
Letitia shook her head, âThere never was a baby to start with. No pregnancy, no miscarriage, simple as that
Elgin shot up, his face a mask of fury. âLetitia, you canât just spout nonsense!
âYouâre not ready to face the truth? Letitia looked at him, âElgin, you might rule the roost, and sure, no one dares to cross or deceive you because they canât stand sticking around if they do. But Shela, she fooled you with such ease
âEvidence! You canât just talk the talk!â
âIâve laid it all out, Elgin. If you want to know the truth, just look into it, why donât you?â Letitia said
Shela was flabbergasted No youâre spouting nonsense!â She denied shrilly, âLetitia, to dodge your own blame, you concoct such lies to slander me!â
âIâm slandering you?â
âYes! Youâre just making things up! Mr. Ramirez is asking for proof, and you donât have any!â
Shela was in a total panic.
Her fake pregnancy and miscamage had always been top secret, with very few in the know.
The hospital staff had been bribed by her dad to keep tight-lipped⦠How did Letitia find out?
Was there a traitor in their midst?
No, that couldnât be. Letitia didnât have the resources to buy anyone off!
So, Shela was dead set on denying everything
âMr Ramirez, donât listen to her!â Shela turned to Elgin, âSheâs crazy, been in the loony bin for two years, totally out of her mind. You just canât take her word for G
Elgis eyes were deep and inscrutable, impossible to read.
mineering gaze was too much for Shela to handle, especially with her guilty conscience. She was utterly lost Mr Ramirer you
youâve got to believe me! You can check, ask the hospital, consult the doctors, donât just swallow Letitiaâs side of the story!â
When Elgin stayed silent, Shela bolted over, but in her fear, her legs gave out, and she tumbled to the floor
She scrambled up, crawling on her knees to Elginâs feet, âI didnât, I couldnât possibly deceive you, Mr. Ramirez, Iâm so into you, wanting to bear your children, how could I stoop so lowr
Elgin remained silent
Letitia quietly observed the drama unfolding. She knew Elgin had already made up his mind about right and wrong. He wasnât one to be fooled easily.
âLetitiaâ Shela pointed at her, âCut the crap stirring up trouble, trying to wreck what Mr. Ramirez and I have! Now that Iâve miscarried and not pregnant anymore, you think you can just sling mud at me like that!
âWhether Iâm slinging mud or not you know the truth. Letitia replied coolly
Shela blustered. âItâs all talk! Whereâs the evidence? Have you been snooping around the hospital?â
She was banking on her fathers influence to have secured their silence.
Little did she know, Letitia had a comeback that left her speechless.
âShela oh Shela, always harping on about checking with the hospital, thinking youâve got those people in your pocket to keep your secret Too bad you forgot one thing
âWhat what thing?â
âYou donât need others to prove it. Letitia said, âWhether a woman has been pregnant or had a miscarriage can be medically verified. And letâs face it, if you really had just miscarried, it would be blatantly obvious Right?â
Shelaâs face went ashen.
A medical check She couldnât withstand that!
Forget about a baby, she was still a virgin! Even though Shela was once a minor internet celeb, loved to party and hit the clubs, she knew full well that purity mattered for her
Especially since she was hell-bent on landing a wealthy dude and marrying into high society, she had always been cautious about relationships
She didnât see this coming, but today turned out to be the day Letitia blew the lid off her secrets!
Just the fact that sheâs still a virgin speaks volumes! Itâs not only about her faking a miscarriage!
Itâs that Elgin will find out sheâs not the woman from that night!
Once this gets out, sheâs toast!
Letitia went on, âThe most straightforward and fastest way is to just get a gyno check-up Shela, you got the guts to do it?â
Shela was scared out of her wits.
She wouldnât dare go for a check-up! But does that mean she would just admit it?
Shela was in a total panic, her eyes darting around like crazy, racking her brain for a way out