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.

before because of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s

Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

past cars, turning the sedan into a

inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement,

drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of

coldly,

get car sick!”

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

fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

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

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed,

Letitia looked at him. “No take-backs.”

worried… 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

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you

I

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

was taken aback, that was even worse than walking

was liberating without having to play

silence as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you

many at the company know we’re

there was no way Elgin would go public

the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez family, set

in the living room, the butler

his expression

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

you, Mrs.

face turned

little something? She’s got

throw away that scented candle

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

want a new

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

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

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

upset Mr. Ramirez again.”

“He started it.