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.

And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to think

open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against

legs trembling, she jumped out of

on coldly,

get car sick!”

thrown up more than once. He

connect

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

soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

looked at him. “No take-backs.”

concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for him to punish, how could

picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I enjoy it?

you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin

aback, that was even worse

liberating without having to play by his

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

the company

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

knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the

the butler

took a sip, his expression

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

Mrs.

face turned even

She’s

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

tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought

want a new one.

the teacup

Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

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

Mr.

“He