Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 23

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.

not now; she’s got

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

cars, turning the sedan into a race

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers,

against the pavement, stopping less than five

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

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

to have thrown up more than once. He

connect the

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

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally

looked

soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia

Elgin warned. “If I

think I enjoy

with

that was even worse than walking

was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

company know

and there was no way

bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez

the butler

sip, his expression

she handed to

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

something? She’s got nerve!

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

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

if you want a new

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like

upset Mr.

speechless, “He started

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