Chapter 30
Walden fell silent for a few seconds before finally letting out a sigh, âI only blame myself for not being strong enough to protect you. I was shipped off abroad by my old man back in the day, and now heâs frozen my bank accountâ
He slammed his fist into the wall with a thud.
Letitia cracked a bitter smile. âWith the Sanders family drama, everyone wants to steer clear, scared stiff of getting bumed by Elgarâs wrath
Letitia, Dr. Preston is top notch How could such a huge mistake happen under his watch, leading to a life lost?â
âThere was no mistake on my dadâs part
âWhat did you say
Letitia looked at him, âWalden. Iâm saying my dad claims he was framed. Do you believe it?â
This secret, held closely to her chest, was one she dared share only with Walden. She knew no one else would trust her, and theyâd likely even spill the beans to Elgin âI believe in your father, Walden said with conviction, locking eyes with her âThereâs definitely something fishy going on here!â
Letitia, equally determined. Till get to the bottom of it One day, Iâll clear my dadâs name and put an end to all this hate.â
âLetitia, how are you going to do it alone? If Elgin catches wind, heâll make it harder for you! Let me help you!â
âI donât even know where to start, you canât help me right now. But thanks for the offer.â
Letitia managed a weak smile and turned to head back to the event
In the distance. Shela was keeping a keen eye on her She saw Letitia exiting from the direction of the restroom, and that Mr. Sullivan was right on her heels Somethingâs definitely cooking between those two.
A calculating glint shone in Shelaâs eyes.
The auction was in in high gear with bids flying fast and furiously, yet Elgin hadnât placed another bid.
âSo itâs a two-hundred thousand dollar emerald and you drop two million on it,â said Samson, stroking his beard in contemplation. He turned to Elgin, Whatâs your game plan, Gin?â
âGot money to burn.â Elgin swirled the champagne in his hand, âItâs all for charity anyway Bid more, donate more, and the Ramirez Group gets a shiny repâ
âSmart cookie, Samson clapped away, âYouâre the man!â
Elgin shoved the champagne into his hand, Tm rolling out, you stick aroundâ
âWhat do you mean, stick around? I wanna bail too!
âCause youâre my underling. Thereâs an after party after the auction, youâre going on behalf of the Ramirez Group.â
Samson gnashed his teeth, âGin, you cold-blooded guy!â
In the car, Elgin rubbed his temples, âBack to Ivory Towersâ
âYes, Mr. Ramirezâ
As the car glided away, Elgin picked up his phone and texted Letitia-[Get your butt back here.]
Letitia, relieved upon receiving the message, was ready to leave
But then her phone buzzed again.
it was a message from an unknown number, [Wanna know who the man sleeping with you is? Meet at the the Hilton Hotel room 68RK)
Le stantly knew who was behind this message-Shelaâ It had to be her
What was Shele up to? Would the really reveal the more identity? But if she didnât go, sheâd be out of leads
Chapter 30
Meanwhile, Elgin was pestering her to get homeâ¦.
After a momentâs thought, Letitia headed straight for the hotel to scope things out!
Standing at the door of room 6888, Letitia rang the doorbell several times with no answer
She tried the handle and found the door unlocked!
âShela?â Letitia stepped in cautiously. âI know itâs you, cut the crap and come out! You sent the message, I figured it out Only you and your dad would know about that incident!â
The room was eerily quiet.
Was it possible there was no one there at all? Was Shela just messing with her?
Just as Letitia was puzzled, a sound came from the bedroom. Someone was there!
She peeked inside and instantly broke into a cold sweat.
Walden! Why was it him?
There he was, lying on the bed, shirt agape, eyes shut, seemingly asleep.
This is bad! Sheâd been set up!
Realizing the trap, Letitia spun on her heel and bolted for the door.
But-the door wouldnât budge! It was locked from the outside!
âShelaâ Open up!â Letitia pounded on the door, âWhat do you think youâre doing?â
No matter how much she shouted, there was no response.
It looked like she was stuck here for the night!
No, no, hold on, keep it together⦠She still had her phone!
Letitia quickly took out her phone, but before she could unlock it, her head began to spin.
Her vision blurred, and she couldnât stand. What on earth was happeningâ¦
Her body swayed, and she ultimately succumbed to unconsciousness
At Ivory Towers, Elgin stepped out of the car, walking towards the villa as his phone chirped incessantly
He glanced at it-it was from Shela
[Mr. Ramirez, whyâd you rush off? Itâs so boring here all alone. But, I happened to bump into an old friend, had a chat in her room, take a look]
Shela had also sent a selfie.
Elgin couldnât care less, he barely looked before shutting off his phone
He stopped in his tracks, something nagged at him.
Wait, that photoâs backgroundâ¦
Elgin pulled out his phone again, zoomed in on the picture, scrutinizing it closely.
There, in the top right comer of the photo, someone was about to enter a hotel room.
That someone was unmistakably.. Letitia!
Heâd personally chosen that dress for her, thereâs no way heâd be mistaken!
was Letitia doing at the hotel so late? Hadnât he told her to come home?
Koyer He spun on his heel, feaped back into the car.
cet you better not have done anything to betray my trust!
High managed to complete what was normally a half hour drive in just slightly over ten minutes. He merived emang
aura about him, his face cold as ice, no one dared approach!
Reaching room 6888, Elgin kicked the door in and made a beeline for the bedroom.
The thunderous kick startled the two on the bed awake.
Letitia stared at the ceiling her head still groggy, her body drained of strength.
Next to her, Walden, holding his head, âWhere am I.â
They looked at each other confusion in their eyes.
The next second, Letitia went ashen faced, âWeâre done for
Before she could even get out of bed, Elginâs figure had appeared.
His sharp gaze cut like a knife as he snapped, âHow dare you!â
Letitia actually had the nerve to cheat on him! She must have a death wish!
There they were on the king size bed, Walden and Letitia lying side by side, with clothes scattered all over the floorâ¦
Anyone with eyes could tell what was going on!
âNo, itâs not Letitia shook her head frantically, âElgin, itâs not what you think!â
âI saw it with my own two eyes, caught you red handed. You think Iâm blind?â
âItâs not like what you saw!
But her words sounded so feeble, so powerless.
There she was, disheveled with Walden on the hotel bed, a lone man and a woman â there was no talking their way out
of this one
Elgin strode over, grabbed her wrist, and yanked hard-He pulled her right off the bedâ