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 think of!

down… Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

cars, turning the sedan into a race car.

reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

screeching against the pavement, stopping

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

coldly, “Drama

get car

more than once. He squinted, “What’s up

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

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

said it!” Letitia looked

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 taken down

picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I enjoy it?

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

taken aback, that was even worse than walking

having to play by his rules.

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

company

was no way Elgin would

Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for

butler presented a cup of tea.

sip, his

which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little something.”

Mrs.

face turned even darker.

She’s got nerve!

away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson

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

you want a new

the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr. Ramirez

“He started it.