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.

certainly not now; she’s got a

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

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement,

sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of

on coldly, “Drama

car

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

he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

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

Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

I enjoy it?

for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me

was

having to

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

at the company know we’re

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public

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

living room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

a sip, his expression

him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed

you, Mrs.

turned

little something? She’s got

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

cleaners, thought it was thrown away by

if you want a new

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down

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

not? Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr.

was speechless, “He