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.

parents. And certainly not

dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to crash!”

past cars, turning the sedan into a

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

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

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

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car

to have thrown up more than

fearing he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

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

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

Letitia looked

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

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy

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

was taken aback, that was even worse

was liberating without having to play by his rules.

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

company know we’re

were secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go

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

butler presented

a sip, his

and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the

you, Mrs.

face turned

little something? She’s

scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

tugged at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

if you want a new one.

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

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

day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

upset Mr.

“He started it.