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;

Ah! Letitia didn’t even dare open

wordless, gripped the steering wheel, zipping past cars,

they reached Ivory Towers, where Elgin finally hit the

against the pavement, stopping less

cold sweat. Her legs trembling, she jumped out

on coldly,

get car sick!”

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

fearing he’d connect the

It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s

equally annoyed, “Then don’t eat

it!” Letitia looked at him. “No

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 taken down by

more trash picking!” Elgin warned. “If I catch

I enjoy it?

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

was taken aback, that was even worse than

without having to play by

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

the company know we’re

no way Elgin would

the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched

room, the butler presented

his expression

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

you, Mrs.

turned even darker.

little something? She’s got

the way, didn’t you throw away that scented candle I gave you?” Letitia inquired. “Why did Samson

know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was

you want a new one.

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

“Madam, Mr. Ramirez seems in a bad mood.”

is he ever not? Grumpy every day, like

upset Mr. Ramirez

speechless, “He started