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.

certainly not now; she’s got

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers,

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the

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

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

to have thrown up more than once. He squinted,

connect the dots to

quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed,

looked at

her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he

picking!” Elgin warned.

think I

just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from

was even worse

was liberating without having to play

If you get spotted, I would

at the company know we’re married.”

no way Elgin would go

everyone was speculating about the unseen 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 sip, his

a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep

you, Mrs.

face turned even darker.

little something? She’s got

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

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

you want a

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

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

Mr. Ramirez

“He started it.