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.

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

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

zipping past cars, turning the

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

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

coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car

thrown up more than once.

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak

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

looked at him. “No take-backs.”

was worried… there was already something wrong with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia

trash picking!” Elgin warned.

think I enjoy

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

taken aback, that was

without having to play by his rules.

her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing one!”

company know we’re

there was no

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family,

the butler presented

took a sip, his expression still

him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler,

Mrs.

turned even

She’s

scented candle

the cleaners, thought it was thrown away

if you want

the teacup

Ramirez seems in a bad

like he’s going through

Mr.

“He started