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 got

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

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against

she jumped out of the car and started retching by the side.

looked on coldly,

get car

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

connect the dots to morning sickness.

not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too rich!”

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

looked at him.

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

Elgin warned. “If I

think I enjoy

for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

was taken aback, that was

walking was liberating without having to play

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

many at the company

was no way Elgin would go public

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

living room, the butler presented a

his expression still

she handed to the butler, “It

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

something? She’s got

that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

cleaners, thought it was

want a new one.

Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

day, like he’s going

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started it.