SWNOVELS Chapter 125
Chapter 125
If Elgin could just do it, she’d stick by his side like a good girl, ’cause she didn’t really have any other option. But no, he wouldn’t agree. He just had to wreck a living, breathing life!
“No man can stand it, knowing his wife is carrying someone else’s bastard!” Elgin roared, “And that goes double for me!”
He’s the unrivalled head of the business empire in AquaCity, always holding the reins of power and never succumbing to anyone.
“You keep calling my baby a bastard… Letitia closed her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks, “but did you ever stop to think, Elgin, that I knew that man before I even met you?”
That guy came first, before Elgin.
“Cut the crap, it’s just gonna tick me off,” Elgin leaned back, “and pissing me off isn’t gonna do you any favors.”
Letitia cleaned her tears.
The car still made it to the hospital without a hitch.
Elgin scooped her out of the car, never letting go the whole way, cradling her right to the OR
The doctors and nurses were already on standby at the doors of the operating room, just waiting for her arrival.
This was a moment Letitia would never forget in her life.
The pain was unbearable, the desperation profound, like being trapped in darkness with not a glimmer of light.
Elgin laid her down on the hospital bed, but she clung to his neck, refusing to let go.
“It’ll be over before you know it.” Elgin said, “When you come out, you’ll have a fresh start.”
He thought he was being pretty damn generous, still sweet-talking her.
Letitia pulled his head down, whispering in his ear, “Elgin… doing this, you’re just making me hate you even more.”
“Hate me, then, Elgin shot back, “talk of love between us is just a big joke anyway.”
He tried to pry her hands off, but Letitia wouldn’t let go, gripping his shoulders for dear life.
“No, I can’t go in… Letitia vehemently shook her head, “Elgin, can we just… talk it out?”
Desperately, she tried to clutch at her last straw.
“There’s nothing more to say. This is it”
Elgin had indulged this girl for far longer than he should have. He had hit his limit.
Swiftly, he moved to disentangle her wrist from his arm.
But Letitia only clung onto his shoulders tighter, resolutely unwilling to sever their connection.
“Let go,” he said, his eyes softening for a moment.
But that “let go” sent shivers down her spine.
Elgin pried her fingers off one by one, with such force it felt like he’d snap them.
How could a woman’s strength match up to a man’s?
The standoff didn’t last a minute before Letitia’s hands fell from Elgin’s shoulders.
He stood up straight and stepped back. Out of her reach!
“Elgin-” Letitia cried out in panic.
He just stood there, his face a mask of indifference.
“Get going, you’ll have a whole new scene when you’re out,” Elgin said, “From now on, we can play a different game.”
The doctors and nurses wheeled her toward the operating room.
Tears filled Letitia’s eyes, her hands clutching the bedsheet so hard her nails snapped.
He said he would love her in his own way. And indeed… it was a devil’s love!
Destroying her, robbing her of her most precious child, all to have the life he wanted!
“Elgin, 1 hate you, I will always hate you!” As Letitia’s voice faded, the operating room doors slammed shut. All she could see was the mul curve of Elgin’s lips.
It was a look of cruelty, bloodlust.
Back in the operating room, the bright lights blinding, tears streaming down her face, wetting the hair by her ears.
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“Can you spare me please… She repeated it over and over, hoping for a miracle
Who could save her this time? Letitia knew she’d been lucky to save her child in the nick of time before Could that luck continue?
The anesthetic slowly flowed into her body. Gradually, she lost consciousness… cloning her eyes.
Outside the operating room. Elgin stood ramrod straight, eyes fixed on the wall clock.
He was standing guard here, not going anywhere!
Last time, he ordered everyone not to save Letitia, to let her and the baby fend for themselves and then he left.
But what happened? Neil showed up and whisked her away
So this time Elgin was extra cautious. No one was allowed to interfere, no disruptions!
After half an hour, humed footsteps and the tap of a cane echoed from the end of the hallway
Hawley rushed in, Phedra in tow with a smirk on her face.
*Elgin!” Hawley was frantic, “What the hell’s going on here? What’s happened to my great grandchild?”
Elgin frowned, “Grandpa?”
What was grandpa doing here? Who tipped him off, who leaked the news?
Elgin’s sharp gaze swept over to the bodyguard at his side
“Answer me Hawley demanded. “If anything happens to Letitia’s baby, I won’t let you off the hook!”
Elgin squinted, “I thought all of grandpa’s insiders were pulled out, yet you got the news so quickly seems like Ive got a mole in Ivory Towers
That’s not the point!
When Hawley got the news, he rushed over from the family estate without a second to lose
And the informant. was the butler at Ivory Towers
After Elgin whisked Letitia away in the car, the butler sensed trouble, sent the butler and Shela away, and immediately phoned Hawley
In the Ramirez family, even though Hawley had stepped down and had no real power, his age and senionty meant that Elgin still treated him with respect and fear
“Answer me!” Hawley banged his cane, “What’s happening to Letitial Can the baby be saved or not?”
Elgin didn’t beat around the bush, “No, the baby will be gone soon.
Hawley sucked in a breath of cold air and stumbled back several steps. What what did you say? For real?”
He had such high hopes for his great-grandson, he just couldn’t wrap his head around it in the heat of the moment!
“It’s true.” Elgin pursed his lips, “It can’t be saved”
Hawley grilled him, “Why the heck not? If AquaCity’s healthcare doesn’t cut it, then fly in some experts from abroad Charter a plane for crying out loud! I refuse to believe it can’t be done!”
Hawley had no clue that Elgin was the one not allowing the child to live