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 a baby to think

down… Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going

past cars, turning the sedan

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less

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

coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

to have thrown up more than

connect the

quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

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

Letitia looked at

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 punish, how could she

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

I

you ride with me to and from work.”

aback, that was even

walking was liberating without having

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

many at the company

was no way Elgin would go

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be

the living room, the butler presented

sip, his expression

which she handed to the butler,

Mrs.

turned even

something? She’s got nerve!

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I

tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown

if you want a

teacup down and stormed

Ramirez seems in a bad

day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore him.”

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started