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.

parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to think

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

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

was thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less

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

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

more than once. He squinted, “What’s up with that?”

connect the dots to morning sickness.

soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

Letitia looked at him.

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

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

think I

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

taken aback, that was even worse

without having to play by his

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

the company

was no way Elgin would go

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

the butler presented a cup

a sip, his expression

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned

little something? She’s got

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

cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put

you want

teacup down and stormed upstairs to

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

ever not? Grumpy every day, like

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started it.