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 now; she’s got

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to

past cars, turning the sedan

until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

screeching against the pavement, stopping less than

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

on coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

than once.

connect the dots to

quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

Letitia looked at

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

warned.

I enjoy it?

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

that was even worse than

without having to play by his rules.

If you get spotted, I would be

at the company know

there was no way Elgin

the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the

room, the butler presented

a sip, his expression still

finding a scented candle, which she

Mrs.

face turned

She’s got

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

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

want a

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

every day, like he’s going through

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

speechless, “He started it.