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.

her parents. And certainly not now;

open her eyes, “Elgin,

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers,

steps, tires screeching against the

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

coldly, “Drama

car

seem to have thrown up more than

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots

Hospital food was trash,

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

Letitia looked at him.

and her frequent 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

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I enjoy

Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to

taken aback, that was even worse than

without having to play by his rules.

consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be

at the company

and there was no way Elgin

bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set

living room, the butler presented a cup

a sip, his

she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a

Mrs.

turned

She’s

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by

if you want

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup

Ramirez seems in a

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

Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started it.