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.

her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby

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

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five

a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out

looked on coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

more than once. He squinted,

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

it!” Letitia looked at

him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse

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

I

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

was taken aback, that was even worse than

was liberating without having

took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing

company know we’re married.”

there was no way Elgin would go

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

the butler

sip, his expression

which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little something.”

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

She’s

candle

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

want

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to

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

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s

upset Mr. Ramirez

speechless, “He started