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;

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

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race

until they reached Ivory Towers, where

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against

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

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car

thrown up more than

connect

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

equally annoyed, “Then don’t

Letitia looked

vomiting had 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

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I enjoy

just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

was taken aback, that was even worse than

was liberating without having to play

“Don’t overthink it. If you get

the company know

hitched, and there was no way

Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living

in the living room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

his expression still

she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep

Mrs.

turned

She’s got

throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

you want a new one.

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

every day, like he’s going through

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He