Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 23

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.

certainly not now;

down… Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

zipping past cars, turning

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters away.

she jumped out of

looked on coldly,

car

seem to have thrown up more than once. He squinted, “What’s up

fearing he’d connect

it. Hospital food was trash, so

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

Letitia looked at him. “No

he found an excuse for himself, Letitia

warned. “If I catch you again…”

I

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

taken aback, that was even worse than

walking was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

the company know we’re married.”

was no way Elgin would

Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living

butler presented a cup of

a sip, his expression

she handed to the butler, “It helps

you, Mrs.

face turned even

She’s

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

know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on

want a new

Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed

Ramirez

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

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started it.

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