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.

of her parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open

cars, turning the sedan into a

around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement, stopping

jumped out of the car and started retching by the

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

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

panicked inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

used to it. Hospital food was trash, so

equally

looked at

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 to punish, how could she be

picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

think I

for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with me to and

was taken aback, that was even

walking was liberating without having to play by his rules.

as consent. “Don’t overthink it. If you get spotted, I would be the embarrassing one!”

company know we’re

secretly hitched, and there was no way Elgin would go public with

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

in the living room, the butler presented a cup of tea.

his expression still

candle, which she handed

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even

She’s

that scented candle I

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

if you want a new

don’t want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to

Ramirez seems in

ever not? Grumpy every day, like

Mr.

“He started it.

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