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 a baby

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going

zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race

thrown around by inertia until they reached

steps, tires screeching against the pavement,

trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching by the

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

more than once.

he’d connect the dots

I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too rich!”

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

said it!” Letitia looked at him. “No take-backs.”

worried… there was already something wrong with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

think I

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

was even worse than

having to play by

overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the

the company know

secretly hitched, and there was no way

knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez

butler presented a

a sip, his

ignored him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned

She’s got

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did

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

if you want

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

not? Grumpy every day, like he’s

upset Mr.

was speechless, “He