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;

didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning

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

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

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

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so

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

it!” Letitia looked at

frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse

trash picking!” Elgin warned.

think I enjoy it?

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

that was even

having to play by his

took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted,

company know

secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin

unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the

in the living room, the butler presented a cup

took a sip, his expression still sour

ignored him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little something.”

you, Mrs.

turned even darker.

She’s got

that scented candle

been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and

if you want a new one.

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

like he’s going through

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started