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.

of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby

Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to crash!”

zipping past cars, turning the sedan into

was thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

tires screeching against

she jumped out of the car and started

coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

thrown up more than once. He squinted, “What’s up with that?”

he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak

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

looked at him.

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

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I enjoy it?

it just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.”

aback, that was even worse

having to play by his rules.

“Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be

the company know

secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with

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

butler presented a cup of tea.

took a sip, his expression still

digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed

you, Mrs.

turned

She’s got nerve!

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

I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

you want

the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

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

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

upset Mr.

“He started it.