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.

parents. And certainly not now; she’s got a baby to think

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin, we’re

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

was thrown around by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the

Her legs trembling, she jumped out

coldly, “Drama

get car

to have thrown up more than once. He squinted,

he’d connect the dots to morning

not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat them anymore!”

it!” Letitia looked at him.

But soon he found an

Elgin warned. “If I

I enjoy it?

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

was even worse than walking

having

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

company know we’re married.”

there was no way Elgin would go

Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high

in the living room, the butler presented a cup of

his

she handed to

Mrs.

turned

little something? She’s got

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

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

if you want

want it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a

like he’s going through

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He