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.

of her parents. And certainly not

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

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

inertia until they reached Ivory

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than

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

on coldly,

car

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

fearing he’d connect the dots to

it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

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

looked at him. “No take-backs.”

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

Elgin warned. “If I catch you

I enjoy it?

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

aback, that was even worse than walking

walking was liberating without having to

consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would

company know we’re

no way Elgin would go public with her.

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

the living room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

sip, his

which she handed to the butler, “It helps

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

She’s

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I

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

you want a

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

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

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

Mr. Ramirez again.”

speechless, “He started it.