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;

dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to crash!”

cars, turning the sedan into a

reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

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

jumped out of the car and

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car sick!”

to have thrown up more than once. He

connect the dots to

it. Hospital food was trash, so

equally annoyed,

it!” Letitia looked at him.

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 was for him to punish, how could

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

I enjoy

tomorrow, you ride with me to

aback, that was even worse

walking was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

the company know we’re

were secretly hitched, and there was no way

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

butler

sip, his expression still sour

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

Mrs.

turned even darker.

She’s got nerve!

scented candle I gave you?”

tugged at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

you want

the teacup down and stormed upstairs

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

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

Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He