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.

because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s

didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going

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

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped

looked on coldly, “Drama

car

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

fearing he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

she blurted out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food

was equally annoyed, “Then

said it!” Letitia looked

was already something wrong with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself,

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

think I enjoy

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

was taken aback, that was even worse

having to play

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

at the company know we’re married.”

there was 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

the butler presented a cup

sip, his

bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little

Mrs.

face turned

something? She’s got nerve!

away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

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

if you want a new

the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

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

upset Mr. Ramirez

speechless, “He started