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.

certainly not now; she’s

didn’t even dare open her eyes,

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

reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

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

a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out

looked on coldly,

get car sick!”

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

he’d connect the dots

it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

looked at him. “No

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

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

I

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

taken aback, that was even worse than

was liberating without having to play

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

at the company know we’re married.”

there was no

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

the butler

sip, his

scented candle, which she

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

She’s

didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought

you want a new one.

slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

cautiously. “Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

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

upset Mr.

“He started