Chapter 115
Neil’s entrance into her life was like this bouquet of flowers.
He was her ray of light, a savior in her darkest times.
In the evening, Letitia dragged her exhausted body back to Ivory Towers and after freshening up, as
per usual, she popped on her headphones.
Sh’s voice came through.
She listened while doodling design drafts with a pencil on paper.
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Until Mark’s voice emerged from the headphones, Letitia’s hand with the pencil froze in an instant.
She focused, afraid of missing a single word
–
The conversation wasn’t long, just half an hour. And itid bare the whole thing it was a setup, a
scheme orchestrated by her and her father Letitia was innocent from start to finish; they had conspired
against her!
But more importantly, Letitiatched onto the two key sentences
“Take it step by step. Anyway, she doesn’t know who the father of that child really is.”
“Dad, tell me, if I, a normal person, can barely handle it, hurting for days, then how on earth could a
pregnant woman just be okay?”
Yes, Letitia truly didn’t know who the father of the child was, only Mark and Sh knew for sure. But
that second sentence, it threw Letitia for a loop
Why did Sh say she was a normal person?
And why mention that after tumbling down the stairs, she was just in pain for a few days, while Letitia, a
pregnant woman, seemed
unscathed?
Something was off.
Letitia held her breath, her brain whirring at top speed.
Sh wasn’t a normal person, she was pregnant
Letitia was a pregnant woman, no doubt, and so was Sh
Mark’s main concern was entirely about Sh herself, not a word about the lost child…
Normal person, pregnant woman… Suddenly, it clicked for Letitia, she got it!
Sh was never pregnant! No pregnancy meant no miscarriage! That’s why Shined to Mark
about the pain and bruises from the fall since those were her biggest injures
The miscarriage was a non-issue! She never even thought about the child or future fertility concerns!
A miscarriage can do a number on a woman’s body. Usually, women need to recover, even having a
small confinement. Without proper care, it might be tough to get pregnant again.
But Sh didn’t give a damn!
“I got it, I got it…” Letitia stood up, pumped, “No pregnancy, no miscarriage, it’s all Sh’s ploy, her
way to snag Elgin’s heart and hit me where it hurts!”
She yanked off her headphones and bolted out.
The chance to bring Sh down had finallye!
Sh had fabricated a pregnancy and a subsequent miscarriage; this was no trivial matter. It was
beyond belief that Elgin would still keep her around! This was deception!
Elgin runs a financial empire, and he hates nothing more than deceit and betrayal!
Sh hit him right where it hurts!
Leuitas grip tightened, and she rushed towards the vi. Turned out, Elgin hadn’t returned.
She spun on her heel, heading out, when she bumped straight into someone’s arms.
A maic male voice floated down, “In such a hurry to fall into someone’s arms?”
“Elgin” Letitia looked up at him, her eyes sparkling, “You’re back! I was just looking for you!”
Talk about timing
was even about to drive to his office! She couldn’t wait another second to spill the beans!
As he looked into her bright eyes, Elgin’s heart skipped a heat.
Letitia seldom had that look in front of him Expectant, hopeful, vibrant, and beautiful.
Was she this eager to see him? Elgin couldn’t help but cheer up, not even realizing the corners of his
mouth were lifting.
Even his voice softened, “You’ve been looking for me?”
“Yeah.” Letitia nodded, “Why sote? Were you burning the midnight oil at the office?”
“Yeah, meetings.”
Letitia tugged at the hem of his clothes, “I’ve got something to tell you, got a minute?”
Hei like this, Elgin was defenseless.
It’s
true deep down, men just can’t resist the whole sweet and cuddly act.
But too much of a good thing can be intoxicating.
Eigin was usually the voice of reason, but even after a momentary daze, he slowly came back to his
senses Looking down, he saw her hand on his clothing
“Oops… Sorry.” Letitia withdrew her hand, even smoothing out his clothes on impulse, “I got a bit
excited.”
Just thinking about revealing Sh’s deeds in front of Elgin filled her with an unmistakable thrill!
“What’s up?” Elgin walked towards the living room, “You seem thrilled.”
Letitia was genuinely ted, no hiding it.
Following behind him, only when he sat down on the couch did she start, “I stumbled upon a secret. Or
rather, I found a way to prove my
Innocence”
Elgin was no fool and quickly surmised, “It’s about Sh?”
“Yes, I didn’t drag her down the stairs, had no intention of hurting her. It was all her own doing! She was
framing me!”
“And the evidence?”
“The evidence is on Sh herself.”
Elgin narrowed his eyes slightly, “What do
you mean?”
“I need Sh here, face to face. Letitia enunciated clearly, “She didn’t just set me up, she’s told a
whopper of a lie!” Letitia’s voice echoed in the living room. Her expression and tone were so resolute
Elgin met her gaze for a few moments. After a brief silence, he turned to the butler, “Go, call Sh.”
“Right away. Mr. Ramirez”
Letitia’s palms were sweaty as she clenched her fists.
Elgin said nothing more, lounging with crossed legs, toying with a cigarette, unlit.
So her excitement was about revealing Sh’s secret.
He thought that Letitia was looking forward to his return home.
Never mind, wishful thinking on his part
Sh, on the phone, clueless about what was up. “Mr. Ramirez wants me at Ivory Towers?”
‘Yes, Ms. Ward, pleasee over as soon as possible”
“Did. Mr. Ramirez mention what it’s about?”
“Nope.”
Sh knew that the butler had never been a fan of hers, so there was no point in trying to get any info
out of him; she just hung up the
call.
She couldn’t shake off a feeling of unease.
Mr Ramirez had never called her over out of the blue before, without giving any reason.
With her heart pounding Sh arrived at Ivory Towers.
“Mr. Ramirez, you wanted to see me? Missed me, didn’t you?” Despite her nervousness, she managed
a smile. “I got your call and carne as fast as I could. What’s up?”
Elgin said coolly, “Take a sest”