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.

her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to think of!

open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

they reached Ivory Towers,

against

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

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

thrown up more than once. He squinted, “What’s

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything

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

Letitia looked at him. “No

him concerned for her health. But soon he

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

I

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

was taken aback, that was even

least walking was liberating without having to play by

“Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I

at the company know we’re married.”

secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go

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

butler presented

a sip, his expression still sour

her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the

you, Mrs.

face turned

little something? She’s

didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave

been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it

want a new one.

the teacup down

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started