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.

her parents. And certainly not

dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to

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

thrown around by inertia until they reached

toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

trembling, she jumped out of

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

to have thrown up more than once.

fearing he’d connect the

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

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

he found an excuse for himself,

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

think I enjoy it?

for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin

was

having to play by his

it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing

many at the company

was no way Elgin would go public with her.

Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to

room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

his expression

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

She’s got

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

his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

want a new

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to

Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started it.