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;

Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

steering wheel, zipping past cars,

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

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

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

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car

to have thrown up more than

fearing he’d connect the dots to

to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then

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

with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you

I enjoy

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from

was taken aback, that was even worse

walking was liberating without having to

as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing

at the company know we’re married.”

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with her.

to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez

butler

a sip, his

which she handed to the butler, “It helps with

you, Mrs.

face turned

She’s

the way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson

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

you want a new

teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

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

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started