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

open her eyes,

past cars, turning

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

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

sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching

looked on coldly,

car sick!”

up more than once.

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

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

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

said it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

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

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I

think I enjoy it?

tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin

was taken aback, that was even

without having to play by his rules.

as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If

at the company know we’re married.”

and there was no way Elgin would go

bound to be living the high

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

took a sip, his expression still

and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep

Mrs.

turned even

She’s got nerve!

candle I gave

cleaners, thought it was

if you want a

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

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

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

Mr. Ramirez

“He started it.