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; she’s got a

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open

wheel, zipping past cars,

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

against the pavement, stopping less than

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

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

have thrown up more than once.

he’d connect the dots

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

was equally annoyed, “Then

looked at him. “No

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 she be taken down

Elgin warned. “If I catch you

I

just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

was even

without having to play by his

Elgin took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get

many at the company know we’re

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, set

room, the butler presented

sip, his expression

ignored him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned

She’s got

that scented candle

cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and

want a

teacup down

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

like he’s going through

Mr. Ramirez

speechless, “He