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.

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

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

past cars, turning the sedan

was thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory

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

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

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

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

fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so

and was equally annoyed,

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

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 taken down

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you

think I

ride with me to and from work.” Elgin

was even worse

was liberating without having to play by

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

company know

was no way Elgin would go public with her.

unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life. What

living room, the butler presented a cup of

sip, his expression still

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

something? She’s got nerve!

that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on

if you want a new one.

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

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

every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He