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; she’s

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

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and

coldly,

get car sick!”

up more than

he’d connect the

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

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

said it!” Letitia looked

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

warned. “If I

I

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

taken aback, that was even worse

without having to

her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I

at the company know we’re

secretly hitched, and there was no way

everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched

living room, the butler presented a

sip, his expression still

scented candle, which she handed to

Mrs.

face turned even

She’s got nerve!

that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

cleaners, thought it

if you want

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

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

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

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started