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.

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

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

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars,

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching by the side.

coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

than once. He squinted,

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect

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

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

looked

health. But soon he found an excuse

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I

I

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

was even

was liberating without having

If you

at the company know

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public

be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life. What

butler presented a

sip, his expression still sour

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

Mrs.

turned even

something? She’s

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

“How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it

you want

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup

Ramirez

day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started it.