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.

of her parents. And certainly not now;

dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five

jumped out of the

coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

more than once. He squinted,

connect

It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

looked at him.

soon he found an excuse

more trash picking!” Elgin warned.

think I

for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to

was taken aback, that was even worse than walking

liberating without having to play by his

If you get spotted,

the company know we’re married.”

were secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with

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

butler presented a

sip, his expression still sour

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

She’s

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

thought it was thrown away by

if you want

teacup down and

Mr. Ramirez seems in

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

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

speechless, “He started it.