Chapter 5


    Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly pped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that


    you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must y by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”


    Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”


    “What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity


    would be a step. up from you…”


    Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.


    A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.


    “No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking


    your nose too far


    into this


    Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.


    But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?


    She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?


    Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-


    inw.”


    “My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”


    Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.


    Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?


    And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the vi. Butler, show the guest out.”


    “Yes, Mr. Ramirez


    Letitia was ufortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”


    “Just a stepmother”


    “Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”


    Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less


    “She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to


    bully you.”


    Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.


    “Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?


    Letitia looked down. Yep


    “p yourself.”


    She met his gaze, puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized to


    Phedra?


    Elgin didn’t bother to exin but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word wasw.


    With a “smack,” Letitia bit her lip and pped herself hard.


    It had to be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy Elgin.Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Otherwise, there would be a second p, a third… until he was pleased.


    ‘Not bad. You’re getting the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go on. Open it”


    Letitia did as told.


    The aroma wafted out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing her appetite.


    ‘This is.


    Soup from Phedra.”


    1 st jemembered her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste her mother’s cooking


    again.


    The chances of waking from a vegetative state were slim to none


    Suddenly, 12tiba wanted to cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to push back the tears


    Elgin, lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the soup”


    Huh? He wanted her to eat it?


    “It doesn’t seemy night Letitia said. Phedra brought this for you


    “Just eat it Figuns tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she brings me”


    He even picked up the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought it to her lips.


    I can do it myself


    Open your mouth”


    Letitia had no choice but to open her mouth


    A gint of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.


    If a man ate this soup, his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He


    might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and the soup wouldn’t affect her


    And even if it did so what? He couldn’t care less about her life or death


    Unaware. Letitia was d because she was hungry


    “Sign This Elgin tossed her an agreement while she was having the soup


    She looked closely It was a divorce agreement


    They had just got mamed but he already wanted a divorce What was Elgin plotting?


    “We’ll get a divorce in three months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his


    hand. During these three months, behave as Mrs Ramirez should”


    m believed he could find the woman he had slept with that night in three months.


    By then, Lebilia’s presence would be meaningless, because he would marry that woman.


    That night, all her beauty had him unconsciously yearning


    “Fine, as you wish, Letitia agreed. “But I have a condition”


    Elgin scoffed, “What makes you think you have the right to bargain with me? You want me to let your


    mother go


    “No”


    She wanted to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who


    dared to uncover it was asking for trouble!


    Of course, Letitia knew his temper, but she had no choice


    She cautiously began “Have you ever considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what it seemed?”


    As expected, Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm clouds gathering


    He kicked over the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To my


    face? Do you want


    to die?


    Was Letitia scared? Absolutely. Still, Letitia pressed on, “My dad was an experienced ER doctor, and


    he couldn’t have been so careless as to use the wrong medication. Ah


    Before she could finish, Elgin’s hand was at her throat. “Say it one more time I dare you!”


    Aur from her lungs grew thin. Letitia was gasping and looking up at his handsome face.


    Veins en Elgiris ferhead bulged, his grip tightening


    “Your father is unforgivable, Letitia, and you dare try to clear your father’s name? Nice try! I’ll make


    sure the Sanders family lives a life worse than death!”


    ‘I just believe in my dad…”


    “Shut up!” Elgin snapped viciously, “The evidence is solid. Your father has confessed and gone to


    prison. What more is there to say?”


    “He was made to confess cough cough cough…” Letitia’s vision started to blur, suffocation imminent.


    She thought it might be good to die like this. Instead, it would be a release. Life was too exhausting


    But Elgin let her go.


    “You’re not getting off that easy,” he was like a demon. “I’m keeping you around to torment day after


    day.”


    Letitia plopped down on the ground, tears slipping down her face without realizing it.


    It seemed digging into the truth behind Marcel’s death was a solo mission.


    Letitia didn’t have time to grieve. She wiped away her tears, picked herself up, and followed Elgin to the


    master


    bedroom with her head down.


    “I’m cool with crashing on the floor,” she said, knowing her ce.


    Elgin ignored her, puffing on a cigarette by the window.


    Letitia made her bed on the floor and curled up, closing her eyes.


    She didn’t see it as roughing it. Sleeping there was a hundred times better than any ward in the mental


    hospital.


    Elgin finished with his smoke and turned around to find Letitia sleeping like a baby.


    The moonlight kissed her cheeks, making her fair skin glow, her longshes casting shadows, and her


    lips looking red and juicy


    It was almost too tempting to kiss her. Elgin quickly looked away and headed to the bathroom for a long


    and cold shower to cool off.


    He couldn’t believe he was catching feelings for Letitia! Damn it!


    Elgin dropped the shower head with a bang and strode back into the bedroom to scoop Letitia up from


    the floor in one


    swift move!