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.

parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning

until they reached

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the

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

looked on coldly,

get car

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

connect the

out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now

soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

Letitia looked at him. “No

was worried… there 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, Letitia

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I

think I enjoy

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

aback, that was even

without having to play

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

the company know we’re

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

was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life.

the butler presented a cup of tea.

his expression still

she handed to the butler, “It

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

She’s got

you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson

Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake

you want a new one.

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

Mr. Ramirez seems in a

like he’s going

Mr. Ramirez

“He started it.