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 now; she’s got a baby to

dare open her eyes,

steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning

until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

tires screeching against the

sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out of the car and started

on coldly, “Drama

car

up more than once. He squinted, “What’s up with that?”

inside, fearing he’d connect the dots to morning

greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle

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

looked at him.

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

no more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch you again…”

think I

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

that was

liberating without having

If you get spotted, I would be the

at the company know

there was no way Elgin

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

butler presented a cup of tea.

his expression still sour

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

Mrs. Ramirez.

turned even darker.

something? She’s

you throw away that scented candle I gave

would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake

want a new one.

teacup down and

Ramirez seems in a

like

upset Mr.

speechless, “He