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.

not now;

open her eyes,

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less

she jumped out of the car and started retching by the

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car sick!”

up more than once. He squinted,

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

was equally annoyed,

looked at him. “No

vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could she be taken down

Elgin warned. “If I catch you

think I enjoy it?

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

taken aback, that was

walking was liberating without having to play by

If you get spotted, I

at the company know

no way Elgin

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

in the living room, the butler presented

his expression

which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

little something? She’s

throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why

the cleaners, thought

you want a new

the teacup down and stormed upstairs to

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore

Mr. Ramirez again.”

speechless, “He started