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.

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

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

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning

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

against the

sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching by the side.

on coldly,

car

than

connect the

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

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed,

Letitia 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

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I

I

with me to and from

was taken aback, that was even worse

liberating without having to

it. If you get spotted, I

at the company know

there was no way Elgin would go public with her.

to be living the

living room, the butler

a sip, his expression still sour

she handed to the

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned

She’s got nerve!

throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back

you want a new one.

teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr. Ramirez again.”

speechless, “He started it.

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