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

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open

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

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

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

was drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car sick!”

thrown up more than once.

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

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

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

said it!” Letitia looked at him. “No take-backs.”

soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish,

warned. “If I

I enjoy

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

was taken aback, that was even

least walking was liberating without having to play by his rules.

consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the

at the company

no way Elgin

Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family,

the butler presented a cup of

his expression

ignored him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little something.”

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

little something? She’s got

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did

know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

if you want a new one.

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started