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

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

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

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

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement,

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

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car sick!”

have thrown up more than once. He squinted, “What’s up

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the

used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

it!” Letitia looked at

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

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from

that was even

was liberating without having to play by his rules.

it. If you get spotted, I would

company

no way Elgin would

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the

the living room, the butler

a sip, his expression

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

Mrs.

face turned even darker.

She’s

the way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

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

you want

teacup down and stormed

ventured cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

day, like he’s going through menopause. Just ignore

Mr.

“He started