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.

And certainly not now;

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

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

tires screeching against the pavement,

sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car sick!”

thrown up more than once.

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

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

equally annoyed, “Then

it!” Letitia looked

soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I

ride with me

aback, that was even worse than

walking was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

company know we’re married.”

no

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

the butler presented a

his expression still

and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

something? She’s got

throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

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

want a

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed

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

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

upset Mr. Ramirez

“He