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

open

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

reached Ivory Towers, where

against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

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

on coldly,

get car sick!”

than once. He squinted,

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

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

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

said it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

something wrong with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to

was taken aback, that was even worse

without having to play by

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

many at the company

no

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

in the living room, the butler

his

which she handed to the butler, “It helps

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

little something? She’s

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

cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put

you want a new one.

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

Grumpy every day, like he’s going through

Mr. Ramirez

“He started