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.

before because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to think of!

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

the steering wheel, zipping past cars,

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against

she jumped out

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car sick!”

than once. He

connect

It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash,

Phedra’s soup and was equally

it!” Letitia looked at

had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could she be taken down by a bowl of soup!

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

I

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

aback, that was even worse than

was liberating without having to play

consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the

at the company

no way Elgin would go public

about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the

butler presented a cup

a sip, his expression still sour

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned

something? She’s got

the way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I

tugged at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown

you want a

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

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

Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started