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

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

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

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

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

coldly,

get car

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

he’d connect the dots

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

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then

it!” Letitia looked

something wrong with the soup, and 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

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I

think I

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

was even

without having to play by

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

the company know we’re

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

be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life.

in the living room, the butler presented a cup

a sip, his expression still sour

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

something? She’s got

the way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I

been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and

if you want a new

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore him.”

upset Mr.

speechless, “He