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.

her parents. And certainly not now; she’s

open her

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the sedan

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

tires screeching against the pavement, stopping less

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

coldly, “Drama

car

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

connect the dots to morning sickness.

to it. Hospital food was trash,

Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

Letitia looked

was 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, Letitia was for him

trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If

think I enjoy it?

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

taken aback, that was even worse

was liberating without having to play

consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the

many at the company

and there was no way Elgin would

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 tea.

sip, his expression still

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

you, Mrs.

turned even

something? She’s

candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did

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

you want a new

slammed the teacup down and

Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

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

Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He