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

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

wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

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

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now

equally annoyed,

looked

for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could she be taken down by a

picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I

ride with me to

that was even

least walking was liberating without having to play

overthink it. If

company

there was no way

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

living room, the butler presented a cup

a sip, his expression still sour

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

She’s got

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

“How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

want a

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

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

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started it.