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

dare open her

zipping past cars, turning

by inertia until they reached Ivory Towers, where

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the

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

coldly,

car

seem to have thrown up more than

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

it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

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

Letitia looked at him.

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

picking!” Elgin warned. “If

I

with me to and from

aback, that was even

liberating without having to

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

many at the company

no

was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the

room, the butler presented a cup of

sip, his expression still sour

digging through her bag and finding a scented candle, which she handed to the

Mrs.

turned even

little something? She’s

you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired.

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

you want

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs

Ramirez seems

day, like he’s going through menopause.

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started