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 now; she’s

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

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

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

toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

she jumped out of the

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

than once. He

connect

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

and was equally annoyed, “Then

Letitia looked at

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

warned. “If I catch

I enjoy it?

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

was even worse than walking

least walking was liberating without having to play by his

overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be

many at the company know

no way Elgin would go public with her.

Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living

in the living room, the butler presented a cup of

a sip, his expression still sour

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

something? She’s

the 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

you want a new

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

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

not? Grumpy every day, like

Mr.

“He started it.