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

dare open her

past cars, turning the sedan into

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

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

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

looked on coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

seem to have thrown up more than once. He squinted, “What’s up

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

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

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

Letitia looked at him. “No take-backs.”

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

picking!” Elgin warned.

think I

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

taken aback, that was even worse than walking

without having to play

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

the company know

were secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with

knockout bound to be living the high

in the living room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

a sip, his expression still

bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

something? She’s

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

at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on

you want

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

Grumpy every day, like he’s going

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

speechless, “He started