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.

And certainly not now;

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to

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

until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

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

a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and

on coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

more than once.

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the

not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my

equally annoyed, “Then

Letitia looked at

health. But soon he found an excuse

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

think I enjoy

ride with me

aback, that was even worse than walking

liberating without having to play by his

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

at the company know

was no way Elgin would go public

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

living room, the butler presented a

a sip, his expression

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

little something? She’s got

away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson

“How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown

want a new

teacup down

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

Grumpy every day, like he’s going through

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started it.