Chapter 23

Letitia’s eyes were rimmed with red.

“Are you really that strapped for cash? Elgin stared at her, “So desperate that you’re picking up trash and tossing your pride to the wind?”

“Yes! I need money! What’s pride? What’s dignity? The moment you chucked me into the loony bin, I lost all that! Just being alive costs me way more effort than the average Joe!

You’re Mr. Ramirez, high and mighty, worth billions. Of course, you’d never stoop to this level. But me? I’m nothing. You snap your fingers, and I’m supposed to commute on foot to work. Is it such a crime to scrape together enough for bus fare? I knew you’d find out sooner or later, but I’m more scared of being broke than I am of your temper!”

Letitia quickly cleaned her tears and squatted down to pick up the scattered items again.

“Stop picking those up!”

Continuing, she didn’t listen to his words.

“Letitia, I said stop picking those up!” Elgin scooped her up in one motion.

“Let go of me!”

Elgin kicked the bottles out of the way and dumped Letitia into the car.

Ranen’s face was a picture of panic, “Mr. Ramirez…

“Get lost!”

“Yes, sir.

“Pick up those damn bottles!”

H

Ranen, “… Yes, Mr. Ramirez.

When the boss fights, the assistant suffers.

Not only got kicked out of the car in the dead of night but also sent to collect trash.

Elgin sat in the driver’s seat and floored the accelerator.

Letitia’s head nearly smashed into the windshield.

She hurried to buckle up; at this speed, she wouldn’t put it past her life being on the line.

She can’t die.

before because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race car.

they reached Ivory Towers, where

the steps, tires screeching against

was drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car sick!”

more than

fearing he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything

soup and was equally

it!” Letitia looked at

frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I

you ride with me to

that was even worse than walking

without having to play

overthink it. If you get spotted, I would

at the company know we’re

and there was no way Elgin would

unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched

living room, the butler presented a cup of

his

scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a

Mrs.

face turned even

She’s

scented candle I gave

been the cleaners, thought it was thrown

you want

slammed the teacup down

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

not? Grumpy every day, like he’s

Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started

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