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, we’re

wheel, zipping past cars,

until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five

jumped out of the car and started

looked on coldly,

car

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

inside, fearing he’d connect the

soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i

soup and was equally

it!” Letitia looked at him.

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 by a bowl of soup!

warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy

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

was taken aback, that was even

walking was liberating without having to play

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

at the company know we’re married.”

secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with

be living the high

butler presented a cup of tea.

his expression still sour

through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed

Mrs.

face turned even darker.

little something? She’s

that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

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

if you want a new one.

teacup down and

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez

Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore him.”

Mr.

speechless, “He started