She needed to keep that bug in sight, it was her ticket to some important info!
Like, whoâs the babyâs daddyâ Letitia believe that Shela would discuss about it with Mark!
Sheâs gotta be patient and wait for that day to come!
Mr. Ramirez, even Letitia can walk all over me now. Shela sobbed. âDid you ever think that she might
be bad news too? I faked a pregnancy, but sheâs carrying another manâs baby! Thatâs a slap in your
face!â
Mark immediately chimed in. âExactly! When Shela dragged her down the stairs with her, she was just
trying to lend you a hand, to make Letitia really lose the baby! Otherwise, if word gets out, where would
that leave your reputation?â
The father-daughter duo had Letitia in their crosshairs
Just as Letitia was about to say something. Elgin cut in. âI will handle her myself!
âMr. Ramirez..
âGet lostâ Eiginâs eyes were fierce, âReflect on yourself!â
Shelaâs bluster was shattered by his roar, meekly she said, âIâve been reflecting all along. Mr. Ramirez.
No matter what, my love for you is real, and so was that night
She even dabbed at the comer of her eye, trying to milk some sympathy.
âI fake a pregnancy and you get mad, yelling at me. But Letitia carries another manâs child, and you put
up with it. Why, arenât you going to make her get rid of it, what are you waiting for?â
Every other word from her mouth was about the baby in Letitiaâs belly.
This father and daughter, their hearts set on making her abort the baby, hadnât changed a bit!
Suddenly, Letitia stepped forward and slapped Shela twice across the face.
âAh! Shela screamed, Letitia, how dare you hit me!â
âYeah, I hit you, and I meant to, Letitia said, pulling back her hand, âAnd I wanted to do it right in front of
Elgin!â
âLetilia, now youâre stepping all over me! Mr. Ramirez, youâre just going to stand there and watch me
get humiliatedâ¦â Shela cried and wailed, her voice carrying far
Lucky that Ivory Towers was big, or theyâd be the neighborhood spectacle by now.
Letitia crouched in front of Shela and whispered so only they could hear-
âYou better not mess with my kid again, or Iâve got ways to make your life even more miserable! Shela,
youâre probably clueless about how I found out about your lake pregnancy and miscarriage, right? Let
me tell you, Iâve got dirt on you, lots more secrets!
My kid is where I draw the line I couldnât touch you before because Elgin had your back, so you kept
bullying and framing me. Itâs different now youâre in hot water, still daring to target my child, Iâll make
you pay in blood! If my child gets even a scratch, your life wonât be worth living
Letitiaâs gaze was as sharp as a knife, and Shela, stunned, felt it was somewhat like Elgin
Staying by Elginâs side, Letitia had learned to be just as decisive and ruthless!
It took a while for Shela to come to her senses Gritting her teeth, she said, âAre you threatening me?â
âYep!â
âHa. Letitia, Iâve got dirt on you too. If I canât turn things around, I swear youâll never know who the
father of your child is!â
With that, Shela tried to stand up. But Letitia was quicker, her hand pressing down on Shelaâs shoulder,
pinning her back down to kneel straight.
âI donât need to know, I can raise the child on my own, Letitia said âNow Shela, get out, immediately!â
âHmph, like Iâd ever listen to you!â Shela, used to looking down on Letitia and always having the upper
hand, quickly regained her composure, not the least bit afraid.
âMr. Ramirez!â she looked up, âTil admit that I deceived you, but I still feel itâs unfair!â
Elgin spoke coolly, âFair?â
âYes. Compared to a fake pregnancy and carrying another manâs child, which is harder to swallow?
Obviously, itâs the latter! At least Iâm pure and only yours!â
Secing Elginâs expression darken, Shela pressed her advantage, âMr. Ramirez, I repent, Iâve been
contemplating my actions, but, I want you to get rid of Letitiaâs childâ Otherwise, itâs just not fair to me!*
Naturally, Mark was on his daughterâs side, âRight, Mr. Ramirez, thatâs a manâs line in the sand, who
could tolerate that?â
eta clenched her fits tightly. Even in the midst of trouble themselves, Mark and Shela were determined
to pull her down with them
What should she do
Then Elginâs steady voice rose, âI will deal with it in my own way, itâs none of your concern.â
Mr Ramirez, can you really stand it?â
âOf course not,â he replied, âbut itâs not your place to tell me what to do! Bodyguard!â
âYes, Mr. Ramirez.â
âTake themâ¦â Elgin had barely started speaking when suddenly a âding dongâ chimed.
The distinct sound of an email alert on a phone.
And the source of the sound was⦠Letitiaâs phone.
âWhoâs emailing you so early in the morning?â Elginâs piercing gaze swept over, âHmm?â
âI, I havenât checked, probably someone from the officeâ
Letitiaâs heart raced, but she tried to appear calm.
She had a hunch.. that email was from Walden! After Walden went abroad, their only contact was
through emails, and it was Walden sending them one-way, she never replied.
For fear of Elgin finding out
She didnât expect her inbox to ping night now!
No matter how much Letitia tried to hide it, she couldnât escape Elginâs sharp eyes.
The slightest bit off, and she couldnât slip past him.
âHand it overâ Elgin reached out, palm open.
Letitia swallowed hard, âHand⦠hand what?â
âYour phone. I want to see your emails.â
âI already told you, itâs from the companyâ¦â
Elginâs voice grew stern, âHand it over!â
Letitia hesitated. If Elgin saw it, it would be over. But not handing over the phone would arouse his
suspicion
After a few seconds of thought, Letitia slowly reached into her pocketâ¦
All she could do was silently pray to the heavens that the email wasnât from Walden, and if it was, it
shouldnât mention anything about investigating Marcels death!
Otherwise, she was toast!
Elgin was staring at her with laser focus, not even blinking.
Letitia had just whipped out her phone when, outta nowhere, Shela pounced like a cat and snagged the
phone right out of her hands!
âShela!â she cried out totally shocked.
Shela was no dummy. Letitia hemming and hawing like that made it obvious that email was shady
business! Of course sheâd jump at any chance to knock Letitia down a peg!
âGive it back!â Letitia lunged to grab it.
But she was a second too slow. Mark zipped over, stepping in front of her, and yelled, âShela, check it!â
Shelaâs face lit up like sheâd just hit the jackpot, like sheâd saw some earth-shattering secret.
Letitiaâs heart skipped a beat!