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.

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

open her eyes,

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

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less than five centimeters

legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started retching

coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

more than

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning sickness.

not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

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

Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

I enjoy it?

it just for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

was even worse than walking

liberating without having to

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

company

were secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin

Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high

room, the butler presented

a sip, his expression still

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

She’s got nerve!

way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

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

want a new

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and

Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s

upset Mr.

was speechless, “He started