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.

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

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

wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory

screeching against the pavement, stopping less

jumped out

coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car

thrown up more than once. He squinted,

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak

equally annoyed,

looked at him. “No take-backs.”

But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could she be taken down by a

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

I

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

was even worse

walking was liberating without having to play

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

company know we’re

there was no way Elgin would go public with her.

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

took a sip, his expression still sour

and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned

She’s

away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why

tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake

if you want a

Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

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

Mr. Ramirez again.”

speechless, “He