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.

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

Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes,

wordless, gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning

they reached Ivory Towers,

steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than

a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching by the

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car sick!”

more than

connect the dots to

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

Phedra’s soup and was equally

said it!” Letitia looked at

for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself,

picking!” Elgin warned.

think I enjoy it?

ride with

aback, that was

walking was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

many at the company know we’re

and there was no way Elgin would go public with her.

Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the

living room, the butler

sip, his

finding a scented candle, which she handed

you, Mrs.

face turned

little something? She’s got

candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my

you want a new

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez

every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore him.”

Mr.

was speechless, “He started