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.

because of her parents. And certainly not

didn’t even dare open

cars, turning the

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

tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i

equally annoyed,

looked

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

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned.

I enjoy

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

was taken aback, that was even worse

was liberating without having to play by his rules.

it. If you

company know we’re married.”

there was no

the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for

room, the butler presented

his expression still sour

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

Mrs.

turned even darker.

She’s got

you throw away that scented candle

his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought

you want a new one.

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started