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.

not now; she’s got a baby

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to crash!”

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars,

reached Ivory Towers, where

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than

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

on coldly,

get car sick!”

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

fearing he’d connect the dots to

used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i

and was equally annoyed, “Then

said it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

health. But soon he

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you

I enjoy

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin

taken aback, that was even worse than

was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

the company

no

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life.

the living room, the butler

his

him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with

Mrs.

turned even darker.

She’s got nerve!

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

“How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was

you want

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started