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.

before because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to

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

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

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

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

looked on coldly,

get car

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

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

looked at

soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I

think I enjoy it?

with me to and from work.” Elgin declared, “Happy now?”

taken aback, that was even worse than

having to play by his

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

the company know

were secretly hitched, and there was no

be living the high

the butler presented a cup of

took a sip, his expression still

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

you, Mrs.

face turned even

little something? She’s

you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown

you want a

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

Ramirez seems

he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore

upset Mr.

was speechless, “He started it.