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.

because of her parents. And certainly not

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her

past cars, turning the sedan into a race car.

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

legs trembling, she jumped out

coldly, “Drama

car

seem to have thrown up more than

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the

to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

looked at him.

already something wrong with the soup, 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 down by a

Elgin warned. “If

think I

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

was taken aback, that was even worse

was liberating without having to play by his rules.

consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing one!”

at the company know we’re married.”

and there was no way Elgin would go public

to be living the high life,

the living room, the butler presented

took a sip, his expression

bag and finding a scented candle, which she

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

little something? She’s

that scented candle

the cleaners, thought it was

want a

teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

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

every day, like he’s going through menopause. Just

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started