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.

not now;

down… Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

the steering wheel, zipping past cars, turning the

thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against

was drenched in a cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out

coldly, “Drama

car sick!”

to have thrown up more than once. He squinted,

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

remembered Phedra’s soup and was equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them

Letitia looked at him. “No

her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an excuse for himself, Letitia was for

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I

I enjoy

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

that was

was liberating without having to play

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

company know we’re married.”

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

the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the

living room, the butler presented a cup of

took a sip, his expression still

candle, which she handed to the butler, “It helps with

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

face turned even darker.

She’s got nerve!

the way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle

Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my

want

Elgin slammed the teacup down

Ramirez seems

day, like

Mr.

was speechless, “He