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

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

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race car.

by inertia until they reached

against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters away.

in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped

looked on coldly,

car sick!”

thrown up more than once. He

fearing he’d connect the dots

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

and was equally annoyed, “Then

Letitia looked at him. “No take-backs.”

him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

I enjoy

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared, “Happy now?”

that was even

least walking was liberating without having

If you get

the company know we’re married.”

and there was no way

about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living

the living room, the butler presented a cup of

took a sip, his expression

him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she

Mrs.

turned even darker.

She’s

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

Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it

you want

slammed the teacup down and stormed

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

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

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He