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.

certainly not now; she’s got a baby to

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

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

tires screeching against the

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

looked on coldly,

car

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

to it. Hospital food was trash,

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

looked at him. “No take-backs.”

But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I enjoy

it just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me

taken aback, that was even worse than

least walking was liberating without having to play by his

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

at the company know

and there was no way Elgin

be living the

in the living room, the butler presented

sip, his expression

and finding a scented candle, which she handed

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

little something? She’s got nerve!

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

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

you want a new

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

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr. Ramirez

“He started