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.

not now;

dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re going

zipping past cars, turning the sedan

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally

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

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

looked on coldly, “Drama

get car

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

connect

Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

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

it!” Letitia looked

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,

warned. “If I catch you

think I enjoy it?

ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared,

was taken aback, that was

having to play by

it. If you get spotted, I would be the

at the company know we’re married.”

and there was no way

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

living room, the butler presented

sip, his expression still sour

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

She’s

away that scented candle I

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

if you want a new

teacup down and stormed upstairs to his

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like he’s going through menopause.

upset Mr. Ramirez

“He started it.