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

down… Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her

past cars,

until they reached Ivory

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

jumped out of

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

than once. He squinted, “What’s up

fearing he’d connect the

Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak

and was equally annoyed, “Then

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

there was 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 bowl of soup!

warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I enjoy

you ride with

aback, that was even

least walking was liberating without having to play

took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing

many at the company know we’re married.”

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public

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

the living room, the butler

his expression still sour

which she

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

little something? She’s got nerve!

you throw away that scented candle I gave

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

slammed the teacup down and

Ramirez seems in

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

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started