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.

parents. And certainly not now; she’s

dare open

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

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the brakes.

the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than

she jumped out of the car and started retching by the

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car

than once. He squinted, “What’s up with

inside, fearing he’d connect the

the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my

equally

Letitia looked at him. “No

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

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I

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

taken aback, that was even worse than walking

without having to play

as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I

company know

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

to be living the

the living room, the butler presented a

sip, his expression still

bag and finding a scented candle, which she

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

little something? She’s got

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

the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put

if you want a new

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to

Ramirez seems in a bad

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

Mr.

was speechless, “He