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.

because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby

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

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching

coldly, “Drama

get car sick!”

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect

blurted out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

Letitia looked

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

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

I

you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin

was taken aback, that was

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

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

at the company know we’re

there was no way Elgin would go

everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high

room, the butler presented a

sip, his expression still sour

finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep

Mrs.

turned even

little something? She’s

that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson

tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by

you want a new

Elgin slammed the teacup down

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

Grumpy every day, like he’s

Mr.

“He started