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.

certainly not now; she’s got

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

past cars, turning the

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

jumped out of the car and started

on coldly, “Drama

get car

more than once. He squinted,

he’d connect the dots

the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash,

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

it!” Letitia looked

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

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you

think I

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

was taken aback, that was

walking was liberating without having to play by his

“Don’t overthink it. If you

at the company

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with her.

the knockout bound to be

butler presented

his expression

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

you, Mrs.

turned

little something? She’s got nerve!

candle I gave you?”

thought it was

you want

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down

Mr. Ramirez seems

day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

upset Mr.

speechless, “He