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 got a

Letitia didn’t even dare open her

zipping past cars,

until they reached

the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and

on coldly, “Drama queen.”

get car sick!”

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the

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

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

looked

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

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I

fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

aback, that was even worse than walking

least walking was liberating without having to play by his

If you get spotted,

many at the company know we’re married.”

no

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

the living room, the butler presented a cup of

sip, his expression still

scented candle, which she handed to the butler,

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned

little something? She’s

throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson say…”

been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and

if you want

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems

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

upset Mr. Ramirez

“He started