Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

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.

asking for trouble?

go deaf? I said,

she take it that way? After tormenting her for two years, did he have feelings for her? Elgin’s lips curled coldly. “Letitia, you think too highly of yourself!”

for me.” Letitia looked down, fiddling with her fingers. “Two people might fall

Dream on!” Even if she were the last woman on Earth and stripped down before him, he wouldn’t give her a

head dropped even lower. She seemed to be dying of shame, but a sly twinkle

he wouldn’t want to

be safe

meant certain doom, and

Elgin’s voice was low and forceful Tcan handle my business, and you just enjoy your golden years. Be it the.

you won’t divorce?”

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divorce or not, I call the shots!”

Siren!” Seeing Elgin’s resolve, Hawley took out his frustration on Letitia. “You killed my son, and now you’ve cast a spell on my grandson. What debt

“Hawley, take it easy. Let’s

seductress’ Hawley raised his

that hit, she’d be bruised for days. Quick as a flash, Letitia screamed and ducked behind Elgin. “Ah!

for words, thinking

Her cheek pressed against his back.

his cane. “Look, this

Elgin as a shield, and Hawley couldn’t land a

on the back with the cane. You’re so blinded

was something Letitia didn’t

gone too far.

look. “You really went there, Letitia!”

suddenly rang and cut through

glanced at the caller ID and

woman who broke into your room that night!”

“Where?”

AquaCity Psychiatric Institute!”

place where Letitia had spent two years.

turning his gaze towards Letitia. His look was too sharp and fierce. Letitia turned her head,

thought, Elgin strode outside, not forgetting to grab Letitia’s

of crashes and Hawley’s curses

jumped in the car, and as Letitia was about to get in,