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

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

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car

coldly,

get car sick!”

up more than once.

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

Letitia looked at

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 taken down

warned. “If I

think I enjoy it?

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

aback, that was even worse than

having to play

“Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing

the company know

secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go

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

the butler presented a cup

sip, his expression still sour

which she handed to the butler, “It

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

something? She’s got nerve!

candle I

thought

want a new

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s going

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started