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.

because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s

Letitia didn’t even dare open her

zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters away.

sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started

coldly, “Drama

car

up more than once. He squinted,

he’d connect the

soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so

Phedra’s soup and was equally

said it!” Letitia looked at him.

was already something wrong with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you

think I enjoy it?

ride with me

taken aback, that was even worse than

without having to

If

the company know we’re married.”

secretly hitched, and there was no

Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life. What luck!

the butler presented a cup of tea.

sip, his expression still

and finding a scented candle, which she handed

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

She’s got

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle

at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought

if you want a new

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

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

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He