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 now;

even dare open her

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a

was thrown around by inertia until they reached

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

jumped out of the car and

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car sick!”

more than

fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital

soup and was equally annoyed, “Then

it!” Letitia looked at

with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself,

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

think I enjoy

just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

was even

was liberating without having to play by

it. If you get spotted, I would be

many at the company know we’re

hitched, and there was no way Elgin would

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life. What

butler presented a cup of

a sip, his

which she handed

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

something? She’s got nerve!

candle I

cleaners, thought it was thrown

want a new

the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

Grumpy every day, like he’s going

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started it.