Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Chapter 13:

“He did,” Eileen confirmed. “Jonathan was provoking him over the Apex Group’s prime project.”

Kian looked skeptical. “And what sparked Bryan’s reaction? What did Jonathan say?”

Taking a moment to gather her thoughts, Eileen met Kian’s gaze squarely. “Truthfully, it wasn’t monumental. Jonathan couldn’t handle being outdone by Mr. Dawson and took a jab at me to try and regain some pride. Mr. Dawson intervened before he could go further. Perhaps the alcohol played a part.”

Kian probed further, “So you’re saying Bryan did that because he drank too much?”

Eileen replied, “The tension between Mr. Dawson and Jonathan is a constant undercurrent. It could have been Mr. Dawson’s mood or just Jonathan pushing buttons. Mr. Dawson standing up for me was the right thing to do; after all, I’m his subordinate. If I get bullied, it’ll reflect poorly on him.”

Feeling her stance was reasonable and unshaken by Kian’s inquisition, Eileen held her ground.

Kian gave a short laugh. “Fair point. Just keep a low profile in future incidents. It’s best not to complicate things for Bryan, especially with the Muellers involved.”

“I’ll remember that, Mr. Warren,” Eileen said, casting her gaze downwards.

With Kian gone, Eileen arranged a hotel lunch for Vivian and Bryan before deciding on a simple takeout meal for herself.

Eileen finished the meal and, without realizing it, succumbed to slumber at her desk, a testament to her recent sleepless nights.

It wasn’t until Vivian called out to her that Eileen jolted awake.

Lɒtєѕτ ϲнαρτєrs ιn g𝒶l𝑛ovєls.𝓒𝓸𝓶

Eileen’s eyes fluttered open, landing on Vivian sitting beside her.

Vivian’s expression held concern. “You’ve been looking exhausted lately. It’s not like you to sleep on the job.” She pointed to Bryan’s office and continued, “If Bryan sees you asleep at work, there’ll be consequences.”

Aware of Bryan’s policy against workplace lethargy, Eileen massaged her forehead. “My apologies, Miss Warren. It seems I nodded off.”

Vivian’s voice was gentle yet firm. “Come on, refresh yourself in the washroom. I’ll accompany you.”

Not fully awake, Eileen was led by Vivian to the shared washroom.

sound of running water, office gossip permeated the

looked up to Miss Curtis, such an accomplished figure,” someone said,

in, “It’s one thing to mingle with the

assistant? It places her in a different orbit from the rest

the weight of the morning’s stares suddenly clicking into place. Was it because of this kind of gossip? Had

spreading rumors during work?” Vivian’s voice cut sharply through the chatter, her presence commanding immediate attention. “Who started this ridiculous

talk by her was no small matter, especially since Eileen was on friendly terms with her. The employees’ faces

words stumbled out of one employee, the

the talk of the office. The source is unclear,” another

just casually chatting. No need to take our

tell me who exactly you heard it from. I’ll find out who

Charity from finance. She was skeptical at first, but she claimed she saw hickeys on Eileen earlier today, which

to the mention of hickeys was a brief

weight of Vivian’s gaze and self-consciously adjusted her clothing, even though she was fully buttoned. Bryan had left a hickey just

seeing Eileen’s expression, Vivian realized Eileen indeed had hickeys on her. In defense, Vivian spoke up. “Being unmarried, it’s quite ordinary for her to be in a relationship or live with her boyfriend. Besides, how could you spread such

fell into

“Enough of this. If I catch wind of you talking about this

group of people left,

the restroom, Vivian sought

correct? Do you have a

a restrained smile, Eileen

“But Bryan seemed to

“I don’t talk about my personal

Your boyfriend must be quite a catch, right?

to say,

turned to wash her hands. “Eileen, upon reflection, my earlier request was of little importance. However, could I ask another

caught off guard for a second, hesitated

on Eileen’s

got close to her because of her position as Bryan’s assistant. Vivian was essentially using her to

on that,” Eileen responded, her guilt towards

shame our schedules hardly align. We

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