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.

certainly not

open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going to

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into

until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

screeching against the

drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching by

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car

up more than once. He squinted,

connect the dots to

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

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed,

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

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

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you

I

ride with me to and from

aback, that was even worse than

least walking was liberating without having to play by his

Elgin took her silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you

at the company

hitched, and there was no

Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living

the living room, the butler presented a cup of

sip, his expression still

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned

something? She’s

you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

“How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back

want a new

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez

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

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

was speechless, “He started