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.

And certainly not

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to

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

they reached Ivory Towers,

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

trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching by

on coldly, “Drama

car

than once. He squinted, “What’s

connect

used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too

was equally annoyed, “Then

looked

he found

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned.

I enjoy it?

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

taken aback, that was even worse than walking

was liberating without having

as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted,

at the company know

there was no way Elgin would go

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

living room, the butler

a sip, his

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

little something? She’s

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

cleaners, thought

you want

the teacup down and stormed upstairs to

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

day, like

Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He

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