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

open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going

wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

thrown around by inertia until they reached

toward the steps, tires screeching against the

legs trembling, she jumped out of the

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

than

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect

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

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

Letitia looked at him.

frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an

warned.

I enjoy it?

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared,

was taken aback, that was even worse than walking

liberating without having to

her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If

many at the company know

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

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for

in the living room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

sip, his expression

she handed to the butler, “It

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

She’s

away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

thought

you want a new

the teacup

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

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

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started it.