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 now; she’s got a baby to think

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

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

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers,

skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the

she jumped out

coldly,

car

more than once. He

he’d connect the dots to

out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant

was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

Letitia looked at him.

for her health. But soon he found an excuse for

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

think I enjoy

Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared,

was taken aback, that was even worse than

least walking was liberating without having to play by

overthink it. If you

many at the company know we’re

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

be living the high life, hitched to the

living room, the butler presented a cup of

his expression still sour

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even

little something? She’s got nerve!

didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave

Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away

want a new one.

teacup

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

not? Grumpy every day, like

Mr.

“He started

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