The nurse led Letitia to the doctorâs office to get the lowdown on Malindaâs condition and the treatment
plan.
They prescribed the special medicine, she got an entire box of them!
But what Letitia didnât know was that while she was at the docâs, Shela sneaked into the ward!
Malinda was weak and asleep, and Shela didnât hold back one bit, shaking her awake, âHey, time to
wake up! No more beauty sleep for you!â
With Malinda not stirring. Shela pinched her hard, âStill in the mood for Zs, huh? Your grandsonâs dead,
that kid who was supposed to be the apple of everyoneâs eye!â
Malinda gasped for air and woke up from the pinch.
âItâs you?â Seeing Shela, Malinda freaked out. âWhat do you want now? Nurse, nurse!â
Malinda tried to call someone over to kick her out. That woman was bad news!
âHehe, Iâm not gonna do anything to you, Shela said, âJust came to shoot the breeze. Last time⦠we
had quite the chit-chat, didnât we?â
Malinda glared at her, âYouâre full of it. I wonât fall for your lies! I only trust my daughter!â
âI swear may my whole family drop dead if I lie to you. Iâm telling you the truth because itâs just too
pathetic to see you kept in the dark.â
âWhat are you here to spill this time?â
Shelaâs smile was full of malice as she said, âLetitiaâs pregnant, did you know?â
âLast time you said, she she married Elgin, so the baby is⦠Malindaâs eyes bulged!
âThatâs right,â Shela said. âThe kid Letitiaâs carrying is Elginâs!â
âThis â
âI told you, sheâs just Elginâs plaything Getting knocked up is par for the course, Shela said with a grin.
âBut you donât need to worry too much
âWhy shouldnât I worry? Getting pregnant is a big deal for a woman!â
âBecause she got pregnant and then had a miscarriage.â
Malindaâs heart was on a rollercoaster ride. Every piece of news was like a bombshell!
Shelaâs smile grew wider, âAnd guess what, Elgin personally took her to the operating room to get rid of
the baby. Tells you how much he despises Letitia, to the point where he could get rid of his own flesh
and bloodâ¦â
âNo, that canât be true,â Malindaâs face turned ashen, âI donât believe it, youâre talking nonsense. Get
out, I donât want to hear this, get out!â
âIâve still got to finish. With Letitiaâs body going through pregnancy and miscarriage, and warming
Elginâs bed, itâs just filthy. To think she didnât even have the right to keep the baby, tsk tsk tsk, sheâs
living worse than a streetwalkerâ
Malinda, fuming, flopped back onto the bed, clutching her heart
Shela kept on yapping. âEvery penny you use is earned by Letitia selling herself, selling out to the very
enemy that tore the Sanders family apart.â
âLetitiaâs life is ruined, what man would want her now?â
âDid you really thought by marrying Elgin, shed be the high and mighty Mrs Ramirez?â
âEvery time Letitia wants to visit you, she has to beg Elgin, make sure heâs well taken care of before
she gets a chance. Think about it, doesnât she rarely come, and isnât each visit super short?â
Malinda, with eyes shut, her chest heaved violently, âShut up, shut upâ¦â
She pointed a shaky finger at Shela, âYouâre just here to rile me up, Iâm not listening. Nurse, someone
come, get her out⦠Letitia, Letitia where are you!â
Shela grabbed Malindaâs hand and shoved it back under the covers, âJust lie down, donât you go and
kick the bucketâ
âYou. youâ¦
âOh yeah, Shela showed off a ring on her finger, âLike it? Sparkly, huh? Itâs worth millions, Elgin gave it
to me.â
The diamond was dazzling Malinda felt another surge of anger, âHe gave that to you?â
âYes, you really think Elgin only has eyes for Letitia?
Melindaâs eyes rolled back, her body twitched a few times, then she slammed back onto the bed,
fainted.
you didnât just die on me, did you? Hello?â
Shela smited. âI just said a few things, you
Shela pinched her several times but Malinda didnât respond.
Starting to panic, Shela checked for Malindaâs breath⦠Seems like, seems like thereâs no breath!
Shelaâs heart skipped a beat, scared out of her wits, she turned tail and bolted.
She hadnât expected Malinda to be so fragileâ¦
If Malinda really kicked the bucket, Letitia would go ballistic!
Shela ran out of the ward, in a tizzy, and just as she was about to hit the elevator, she bumped into
Letitia coming out of the doctorâs office.
âShela!â Seeing her, Letitiaâs heart sank.
Shela panicked even more, never thinking sheâd run into Letitia at the eleventh hour!
âWhat are you doing here?â Letitia stepped up quickly, grabbing her, âWhat rubbish have you been
spewing to my mother!â
âI, I didnât talk nonsense! Itâs all true!â
Letitiaâs grip on Shelaâs wrist tightened. âItâs not your place to gossip about my business!â
âYouâre hurting me Shela struggled. âIâm leaving now, Iâm not in your way, let go!â
âThink you can just leave? Not so fast! Nurse, check on my mom!â Letitia had her guard up.
Hearing the nurse was heading to the ward, Shela squirmed even harder, âLet go, I need to leave, what
right do you have to hold meâ¦â
Letitia simply dragged her towards the ward.
âAh!â Suddenly, the nurse screamed, âDoctor, get a doctor! The patient⦠her eyes, theyâre not moving!â
What? Letitia rushed to the bedside, âMom, Mom!â
She screamed her lungs out, but Malinda never responded
A bunch of doctors with serious looks on their faces marched in, pushing the hospital bed towards the
OR, âGet ready for a lifesaving operation, schedule the surgery⦠family member, sign here! Issue the
critical condition notice!â
The scene got super chaotic for a moment. With a decisive click, the doors to the surgery room
slammed shut. Inside and outside, it was like two different worlds.
The critical condition notice was quickly handed to Letitia, âPlease sign here.â
Letitiaâs hands were shaking like crazy, she couldnât even hold the pen.
She gotted her teeth so hard, she could taste blood in her mouth.
âShela!â she suddenly spun around, stormed over, and grabbed Shela, who was cowering in the corner,
âIf anything happens to my mom, I swear Iâll make you pay with your life!â
âI didnât. I didnât touch her! She got critically ill on her own!â
âIt was something you said!â Letitia yelled, âYou agitated her!â