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.

before because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to think

didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to

zipping past cars, turning the sedan

by inertia until they reached Ivory

tires screeching against the pavement,

legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching

on coldly,

car

have thrown up more than once. He squinted, “What’s up with

connect the

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

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally

looked at him. “No take-backs.”

health. But soon he found

Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy it?

just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared,

was taken aback, that was even worse than walking

having

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

many at the company

and there was no way Elgin would go

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

butler presented a

a sip, his expression still sour

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

little something? She’s got nerve!

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

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

want a new one.

teacup down and stormed upstairs

Mr. Ramirez

Grumpy every day, like he’s

Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started