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

Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

zipping past cars, turning

inertia until they reached Ivory

steps, tires screeching against the

she jumped out of the car and started retching by the

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

thrown up more than

fearing he’d connect the dots

used to it. Hospital food was trash, so

Phedra’s soup and was equally

looked at him.

But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could

picking!” Elgin warned.

think I enjoy

with me to and from

aback, that was even worse than

liberating without having to play by his rules.

took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get

many at the company know

hitched, and there was no way

was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life. What luck!

the living room, the butler

his expression still sour

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

little something? She’s got nerve!

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 put it back

you want a

the teacup

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

not? Grumpy every day, like he’s

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started