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

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

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan into a race car.

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit

tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

jumped out of the car and started retching by

looked on coldly,

get car

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect

blurted out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

there was already something wrong with the soup, 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 she be taken down by a

Elgin warned. “If I

I enjoy

ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared, “Happy now?”

was taken aback, that was

without having to play by his rules.

it. If you

many at the company know we’re

there was no way Elgin would

to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez

living room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

sip, his expression still sour

a scented candle, which she handed to the

Mrs.

face turned

something? She’s got

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

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

you want a new one.

Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

Ramirez seems in

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

Mr.

was speechless, “He started