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.

parents. And certainly not

dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to crash!”

wheel, zipping past cars,

reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters away.

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

looked on coldly,

get car sick!”

up more than once. He squinted,

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

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

soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

said it!” Letitia looked

soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia

warned. “If

think I enjoy it?

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

that was even worse than

without having to play by

it. If you get spotted, I would be the

many at the company know we’re

there was no way Elgin would go public with

be living the high life, hitched

in the living room, the butler presented

a sip, his expression still

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

you, Mrs.

turned even darker.

something? She’s got nerve!

that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

tugged at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake

you want a new

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

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr.

speechless, “He started it.