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.

not now; she’s got

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

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

around by inertia until they reached

tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

legs trembling, she jumped out of

looked on coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

than once. He squinted, “What’s up with that?”

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect

Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally

Letitia looked at him. “No take-backs.”

had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to

was taken aback, that was even worse than walking

was liberating without having to play by

her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I

the company

were secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public

to be living the high life, hitched

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

his expression

scented candle, which she handed to the butler,

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

something? She’s got

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

would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and

want a

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

butler ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

Grumpy every day, like he’s going through

Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started