Chapter 158: Chapter 158

Hearing this, Mark suddenly had a brainwave and blurted out, “Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right, it was

all my idea! Mr. Ramirez, it was me who had Shela take over, don’t blame her, it’s all on me!”

Even now, Mark was deluding himself, thinking he could still save Shela.

But it was no use.

Elgin was as cold as ice, “So keen to admit your mistakes? I’ll grant you that.”

“Mr. Ramirez…”

“Go back to the psych ward, but forget about your title as director.” Elgin curled his lips up cruelly,

“You’ll be staying as a patient.”

Mark bulged his eyes!

After lording over the psych ward for so many years, he had crossed countless patients.

If he were to be thrown in there, he’d be skinned alive, drained of blood, and stripped of flesh to the

bone, and not even the scraps would be left!

Take him away.” Elgin commanded, “And break his arms and legs!”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez.”

Mark screamed, trembling all over, his pants dripping wet. He… he was so scared that he wet himself!

The bodyguard dragged him out, and Mark rolled his eyes back, passing out cold.

You reap what you sow.

Watching her father’s fate, Shela was already terrified, her mouth agape, unable to utter a word.

She stared blankly at Letitia, “How… how did you find out about all this…”

They had never told anyone! How could Mr. Ramirez and Letitia suddenly know?

It was supposed to be a secret!

Letitia replied, “That’s none of your business, Shela… Evil will eventually destroy itself.”

Her gaze lightly brushed over Shela’s ring.

Greed was Shela’s biggest weakness.

This wedding ring, designed to step on her dignity and wounds, was crafted for Shela by Elgin at great

expense.

In the end, the ring came in handy.

Shela crawled to Elgin’s feet, clutching at his trouser leg: “Mr. Ramirez, no matter what, my feelings for

you are real, I truly love you, Mr. Ramirez…”

“Get lost!”

Elgin kicked her away forcefully.

Shela was sent flying and tried to crawl back, but the bodyguard held her down.

Take her out,” Elgin ordered coldly, “and bring the whip.”

The bodyguard asked, “How many lashes?”

“Stop when she stops screaming. Leave her some breath!”

He wanted to punish them bit by bit!

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No, Mr. Ramirez, no Shela cried out in panic, “You can’t do this to me!”

*Can’t I? Did you forget when you threw Letitia down the stairs?”

Shela looked into Elgin’s emotionless eyes and knew there was no turning back.

She thought she had the upper hand, never expecting… Letitia to turn the tables on her!

Where did it all go wrong?

Shela couldn’t figure it out!

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The bodyguards were already dragging her away as she struggled violently, “No, let me go, Mr.

Ramirez, you’re so heartless…”

In the struggle, the ring on her finger fell off.

Letitia walked over, bent down, and picked it up.

“The diamond is so beautiful…” she mused, “It glitters brilliantly, such a pretty thing, worth millions, the

dream. of many women.”

Shela would never guess she lost because of this ring.

And she would never have the chance to know.

Letitia turned and handed the ring to Elgin, “This is yours.”

He stood still, hands by his side.

“Give it to your future Mrs. Ramirez.” Letitia said, “I still remember how much my mother’s emerald

bracelet was worth at the charity auction…”

Suddenly, Elgin pulled her into his arms.

His grip was strong, as if trying to fuse her into his body.

“Mrs. Ramirez… it’s you.” Elgin whispered in her ear, “It’s always been you, never anyone else!”

The one he had been searching for was Letitia, not Shela!

His deep affection, his love, had all been misplaced!

“Letitia, it’s you I’ve been looking for and want to marry… I told you that night I would marry you, and I

keep my word… It’s just that I found the wrong person, Shela took your place.”

Elgin was frantic, his voice shaking as he spoke. He felt an urgency, as if he couldn’t hold on to Letitia.

He couldn’t be without her!

“After you ran away, I searched the whole city for you… Everything I gave to Shela was meant for you!”

Resting her chin on his shoulder, Letitia gazed into the distance. “Elgin,” she said, “You were wrong

from the

start.

“Wrong can be corrected, can’t it?” Elgin said, There’s still a chance to make things right, isn’t there?”

He asked tentatively, holding his breath for her response.

Letitia shook her head gently, “It’s beyond repair.”

Letitia… Elgin embraced her more tightly, “Don’t give up on me.”

How he feared a future without her!

He didn’t want to have just found her, only to lose her completely!

How can I overlook the pain you caused me, so deep and so sharp?” Letitia asked, “Can a broken

mirror be mended? Even glued back together, it will still have cracks.

“Elgin, I can forgive what you’ve done to me. But what about our child? That was a living being.”

“If only you had been kinder to me, we wouldn’t have come to this point.”

Letitia slowly looked up into his eyes, “I want you to feel guilty and grieve. I want you to remember

forever that you personally sent me into the operating room and took our child away!”

“Letitia…”

If only the child were still here, how wonderful that would be.

Sadly, there are no ifs in life.

Letitia pressed her finger against his heart, “You deserve to feel the pain too.”

Her strength was minimal, yet Elgin swayed his body, nearly losing balance.

Letitia handed the ring back to him, “Take it.”

“It was meant for you, Letitia. Not for Shela…”

She flashed a small smile, “Doesn’t matter anymore.”

Elgin looked at her, “I know you don’t want anything Shela’s worn, it’s cool. I can make another one for

you…”

“No need.” Letitia cut him off, “It’s pointless.”

He raised his voice in response, “It does matter!”

Elgin was trying so hard, bending over backwards to fix their shattered relationship.

But Letitia never gave him even the slightest chance.

The ring clattered to the floor, rolling to a stop under the couch.

“Letitia, have you ever…” Elgin bobbed his Adam’s apple, “Even the tiniest bit, loved me?”

Hearing his question, her long lashes quivered.