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.

certainly not now; she’s

didn’t even dare open

past cars, turning

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less

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

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

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

he’d connect the dots to morning

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

was equally

it!” Letitia looked at

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 by a bowl of soup!

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

I enjoy it?

it just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

that was even

least walking was liberating without having to play by his

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

many at the company know we’re

no

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

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

a sip, his

scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps

Mrs.

face turned

something? She’s got nerve!

you throw away that scented candle I gave

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

if you want a

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

Mr. Ramirez seems in

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

upset Mr.

was speechless, “He