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;

open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going

past cars, turning the sedan into

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

against the pavement, stopping less than

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

looked on coldly,

get car sick!”

have thrown up more than once.

connect the dots

Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

and was equally

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could she be taken down by

more trash picking!” Elgin warned.

think I enjoy

with me to

that was

walking was liberating without having to play by his

took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you

the company know

and there was no way Elgin would go public

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

in the living room, the butler presented a

took a sip, his

which she handed to

Mrs.

turned even darker.

She’s got

candle I gave you?” Letitia

would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by

want a new one.

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

day, like he’s going through menopause.

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started

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