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.

And certainly not

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

screeching against the

cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

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

he’d connect the

to it. Hospital food was trash, so

was equally annoyed, “Then

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy

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

aback, that was even worse than

liberating without having to play

consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get

many at the company know we’re

were secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with

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

butler presented a cup of tea.

sip, his

through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little something.”

you, Mrs.

face turned

She’s got nerve!

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away

you want a

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

Grumpy every day, like he’s going through

Mr.

“He started