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

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

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

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

the steps, tires screeching against the

was drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

to have thrown up more than once. He squinted, “What’s up

connect the dots to morning sickness.

the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash,

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

looked

her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how

Elgin warned. “If I

I enjoy it?

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

that was even worse

walking was liberating without having

overthink it. If you get spotted,

the company

were secretly hitched, and there was no way

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

in the living room, the butler

a sip, his expression

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

you, Mrs.

turned

She’s got nerve!

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

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

want a

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

like he’s going through menopause.

Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started it.