Chapter 9

In a flash, everyone’s faces in the room changed.

“Elgin, you’re the ultimate disappointment!” Hawley was shaking with anger, “Her father killed your dad, and you, you

still…”

Phedra quickly tried to calm things down. “Hawley, cool your jets. Take care. Gosh. I spilled the beans to you right after | heard about it to brainstorm what to do about this mess.”

“Divorce! It’s gotta happen ASAP!

“Elgin, don’t get me wrong. Phedra said with mock sincerity, “you getting hitched is a big deal, but you didn’t even tell us. How could you bring the enemy’s daughter into the family?”

Elgin had cut off Phedra’s three years’ worth of living expenses. How could she swallow that pill?

Since she couldn’t get to Elgin, she took it out on Letitia by hiring a gumshoe to dig up dirt.

Unexpectedly, they had dug up a bombshell about Letitia’s secret identity!

Without hesitation, Phedra ratted out to Hawley, piling on the pressure on Elgin.

She wanted to lay it on thicker, but Elgin’s fierce glare shut her up, though her face screamed ‘not fair’.

“Yep. She’s Dr. Sanders’ daughter,” Elgin replied, “But how can we punish the next generation for the sins of their forebears?”

Letitia gave him a surprised look. This guy was such a smooth talker, but he had got a bone to pick with her!

Hawley banged his cane hard. “You must be out of your mind! Elgin, don’t forget you’re engaged, and it was your dad’s arrangement!”

“I’ll only marry the one I like.”

“You… Hawley clutched his heart, nearly gasping for air.

Letitia stood by Elgin from start to finish. She was nothing but a prop who could not speak unless Elgin signaled her to.

She was also clueless about why Elgin wanted to marry her. That was what Letitia thought, and before she knew it, she had blurted out, “Why don’t you marry Raizel?”

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she regretted it.

this asking for trouble?

go deaf? I said, I’ll marry who

you like me?” Could she take it that way? After tormenting her for two years, did he have feelings for her? Elgin’s lips

looked down, fiddling with her fingers. “Two

lifted his chin. “You think I’d want you? Dream on!” Even if she were the last woman on

to be dying of

Elgin to ensure he wouldn’t want to touch her

be safe that

with Elgin meant certain doom, and she had to play it smart.

golden years. Be it

you’re paying you won’t divorce?”

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I divorce or not, I call the shots!”

killed my son, and now you’ve cast a spell on my grandson. What debt did the Ramirez family owe

flames. “Hawley, take it easy. Let’s talk it out.

raised his cane, swinging

a flash, Letitia screamed and ducked behind Elgin. “Ah! Honey, save

was at a loss for words,

his back. “If

cane. “Look, this is how she always bewitches

a shield, and Hawley couldn’t land a hit

with the cane. You’re so blinded by beauty!

was something

like she’d gone too far. What now? She was

cool look. “You really went there, Letitia!”

and cut through the tension.

the caller ID and

woman who broke into your room that night!”

“Where?”

AquaCity Psychiatric Institute!”

It was the place where Letitia

turning his gaze towards Letitia. His look was too sharp

strode outside, not forgetting to grab

cacophony of crashes and Hawley’s curses echoed.

was about to get in, he floored the accelerator and zoomed off.

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