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.

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

Letitia didn’t even dare open

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

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

coldly,

get car

to have thrown up more than once. He

connect the dots

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 handle anything

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

looked at him.

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

picking!” Elgin warned.

I

Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared,

was taken aback, that was even worse than walking

without having to

overthink it. If you get

company know we’re married.”

was no

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the

in the living room, the butler presented

his

scented candle, which she handed

you, Mrs.

turned even darker.

little something? She’s got nerve!

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my

want

teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

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

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started it.