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.

not now;

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

wheel, zipping past cars, turning

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

steps, tires screeching against the

she jumped out of the car

coldly,

car sick!”

seem to have thrown up more than once.

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

blurted out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too

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

Letitia looked at him. “No take-backs.”

vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to

warned. “If

think I enjoy

you ride with me

was even worse than

liberating without having to play by his

overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be

at the company

no way Elgin would

unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living

in the living room, the butler

a sip, his

bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

little something? She’s

scented candle I gave

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

if you want a new one.

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

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

Mr.

speechless, “He started it.