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.

not now; she’s got a baby

didn’t even dare open her

wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

the steps, tires screeching against the pavement,

jumped out of the car and started retching by

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car sick!”

than once. He squinted, “What’s up with that?”

connect the dots to morning sickness.

to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed,

looked at him.

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

trash picking!” Elgin warned.

I enjoy it?

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

was

least walking was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

the company

hitched, and there was no way

knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched

butler presented a cup of

sip, his

and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler,

you, Mrs.

face turned even

little something? She’s got

you throw away that scented candle I

“How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was

want a new one.

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

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

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

upset Mr.

was speechless, “He