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.

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

even dare open her eyes, “Elgin,

cars,

inertia until they reached Ivory

car skidded toward the steps, tires screeching against the pavement,

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

looked on coldly, “Drama queen.”

car

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

fearing he’d connect the dots to

she blurted out quickly. It’s the greasy soup, I’m not used to it. Hospital food was trash, so my stomach’s weak now i cant handle anything too

equally annoyed,

said it!” Letitia looked

her frequent vomiting had him concerned for her health. But soon he found an

Elgin warned. “If I catch you

think I enjoy it?

for bus fare? Starting tomorrow, you ride with

that was even worse than

was liberating without having to

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

company

no way Elgin would go

AquaCity, everyone was speculating about the unseen Mrs. Ramirez, the knockout bound to be living the high life, hitched to the Ramirez

butler presented a

his expression

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

you, Mrs. Ramirez.

turned

She’s got

scented candle I gave you?” Letitia

his tie. “How would I know? Must’ve been the cleaners, thought it was thrown away by mistake and put it back on my desk!”

if you want

it!” Elgin slammed the teacup down and stormed upstairs to his study.

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

not? Grumpy every day, like he’s going through

upset Mr. Ramirez

was speechless, “He started it.