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.

her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to

open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

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

inertia until they reached

skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less

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

on coldly,

get car

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

he’d connect the dots

soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then

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

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

think I

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared, “Happy now?”

was even worse than walking

having to play by his

“Don’t overthink it. If you

the company

was no

bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set for life. What

butler presented

took a sip, his expression

digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with sleep Just a little something.”

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

something? She’s

didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson

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

if you want a new

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

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in

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

Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started