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;

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes,

wordless, gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers,

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against

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

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car

thrown up more than once.

connect

used to it. Hospital

was equally annoyed,

Letitia looked at

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

Elgin warned. “If I catch you

I

with me to and

taken aback, that was

least walking was liberating without having to play by his

If you get spotted, I

many at the company know we’re married.”

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would

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

in the living room, the butler presented

his expression still sour

ignored him digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she

Mrs.

turned even

She’s got nerve!

away that scented candle I gave

thought it was thrown

want

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

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

day, like he’s going through menopause.

Mr. Ramirez

speechless, “He started

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