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.

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

open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning

reached Ivory

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

a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped

looked on coldly,

get car sick!”

more than once. He squinted,

he’d connect the dots

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

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

said it!” Letitia looked at

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

Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy

Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared, “Happy

was even worse than walking

walking was liberating without having to play by

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

the company know

secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would

unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the

living room, the butler

sip, his expression still

and finding a scented candle, which she

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned

She’s

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

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

want a new

Elgin slammed the teacup down and

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore him.”

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started it.