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.

And certainly not now; she’s got a baby

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

cars,

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

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

jumped out of the car and started retching

on coldly, “Drama

get car sick!”

seem to have thrown up more than

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too rich!”

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

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 by a bowl

picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I enjoy

Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

aback, that was

having

If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing one!”

at the company

were secretly hitched, and there was no

be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set

room, the butler presented a cup of

a sip, his

she handed to

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

She’s

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

would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake

if you want

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and

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

every day, like he’s going

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He

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