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 now; she’s got a baby

dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

wordless, gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers,

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

jumped out of the car and started retching by

coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

have thrown up more than once. He squinted,

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

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

equally

looked at him.

soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

think I enjoy it?

just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me

aback, that was even

liberating without having to

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

company

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go

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.

took a sip, his

her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

something? She’s

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

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

you want a new one.

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

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

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

upset Mr.

speechless, “He