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.

her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got

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

wordless, gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a

until they reached

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

cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of

coldly,

get car

than once. He squinted,

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the

she blurted out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too rich!”

was equally

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

frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him

picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I

ride with me to and from

aback, that was even

least walking was liberating without having to play by his

overthink it. If you get spotted,

at the company know we’re married.”

hitched, and there was no

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

the living room, the butler presented

sip, his expression

scented candle, which she handed to the

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

She’s got

scented candle I gave

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

you want a

Elgin slammed the teacup down

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He