Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

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.

And certainly not now; she’s

down… Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to crash!”

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five

she jumped out of the car and started

looked on coldly,

car

more than once. He squinted, “What’s up with that?”

connect the dots to morning

it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

it!” Letitia looked

was worried… there was already something wrong with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could she be taken down by a bowl of

warned. “If

think I

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

was taken aback, that was even

having to play

took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you

many at the company

and there was no

the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life. What

the butler presented a cup of tea.

sip, his expression still sour

which she handed

you, Mrs.

face turned even

something? She’s

that scented candle I gave you?”

thought it was thrown away

if you want

the teacup down and stormed

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

every day, like he’s

upset Mr.

was speechless, “He started it.