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 got a

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

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

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

against the pavement,

she jumped out of the

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

thrown up more than once. He

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my

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

looked at

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

Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy it?

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared, “Happy

was even worse

having to

“Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing one!”

the company know we’re married.”

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go

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

room, the butler presented a cup

took a sip, his expression

through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler,

Mrs.

face turned even

little something? She’s got nerve!

that scented candle I

at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it

if you want a new

teacup down and stormed

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

like

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started it.