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

didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to crash!”

past cars,

around by inertia until they reached Ivory

toward the steps, tires screeching against

trembling, she jumped out of the car and started

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

more than once. He squinted, “What’s

fearing he’d connect the dots to

used to it. Hospital food was trash,

and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

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

and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could she be taken

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned.

I enjoy

with me

was even

was liberating without having to play

If you get spotted,

company know

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

unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living

living room, the butler presented

took a sip, his expression

candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little something.”

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

She’s

you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it

if you want a new

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

Ramirez seems in a

every day, like he’s going through

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He