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

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open

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

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers,

skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement,

sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped

coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car

thrown up more than

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to

blurted out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my

soup and was equally annoyed,

it!” Letitia looked at him.

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 him to punish, how could she be taken down by a

warned. “If I catch you again…”

I

for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and from work.” Elgin declared,

was taken aback, that was even

without having to

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

many at the company know we’re

was no way Elgin

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

the butler presented a cup

his expression still sour

finding a scented candle, which she handed to the butler, “It

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

She’s

that scented candle

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

want a new

teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

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

upset Mr.

was speechless, “He