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

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

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

around by inertia until they reached Ivory

screeching against the pavement,

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

coldly,

car sick!”

than once.

connect the dots to

greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

said it!” Letitia looked at

there was already something wrong with the soup, and her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

I enjoy

bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me

taken aback, that was even worse than walking

was liberating without having

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

many at the company know we’re

there was no way Elgin would go public

everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to

in the living room, the butler presented a cup of

a sip, his expression still sour

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

little something? She’s got nerve!

you throw away that scented candle

at his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it

you want

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

day, like he’s going through

upset Mr.

“He started it.