Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 37

Chapter 37:

“The house was originally hers. When she gives it to me, it’s out of kindness, not duty. I ought to repay her regardless,” Roderick said.

Judie, clearly frustrated, let out a sigh. “Will you even pay her back? You haven’t taken care of the house yet, and now you’ve lost even more money. Why are you still talking about paying her back? Let me tell you something. If you don’t secure a house soon, I’m leaving you!”

Judie’s words sparked a quick response from Roderick. “I’ll get the house, I swear. Don’t talk about divorce so easily like that,” he said.

Though abandonment wasn’t a new concept for Roderick, the fallout from his split made him crave stability.

Stability above all else. His achievements might have been modest, but he was no stranger to hard work. Despite losing his job as a courier, there were always options like food delivery or labor work available.

After ending the call, unease gnawed at Eileen. With both Apex Group and Fulcrum Group standing firm, the eighty million final payment was out of the question. There was no way Roderick would be released like that. Even with Judie’s network, a few tens of thousands would barely make a dent in such a significant deficit.

But Roderick had indeed been released. This puzzled Eileen. Restless, she spent the night turning over in bed, clueless.

Come dawn, a message from Bryan arrived, asking her to pick him up. She quickly had her breakfast and headed out. Bryan was waiting at their usual spot, and together they made their way to the office. As they emerged from the elevator, they couldn’t help but notice Vivian occupying Eileen’s desk, her makeup flawless, donned in a light pink dress. Her smile broadened at the sight of Bryan, though it faltered upon laying eyes on Eileen.

“I thought you were off for a week. What brings you back so early?” Vivian asked Eileen.

Eileen eyed the desk taken over by Vivian. “The office is swamped, and I can’t afford to waste time on minor issues,” Eileen responded with a level of respect.

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Bryan’s eyebrow lifted at the mention of minor issues, a slight smile touching his lips.

“I see,” Vivian replied, her smile subtle. She approached Eileen, linking arms with her. “Now that we’re colleagues, I’m here to assist with your tasks. However, my primary duty is to ensure Bryan’s needs are met, so you’ll be relocating to another desk.”

Her gaze drifted to the secretary’s office, aware of the many eyes on them. “Perhaps you could move to a desk in the back office?” she suggested.

Bryan spoke up before Eileen had the chance to reply, casting a brief, unreadable glance at her. “I already have a plan for her new location. Concentrate on your responsibilities.” He then said to Eileen, “Come with me.” He led the way to his office.

Eileen freed herself from Vivian’s hold. “I’ll head in first,” she stated, following Bryan.

Vivian, left outside, pressed her lips together tightly in frustration.

Inside the office, Eileen faced Bryan, who was removing his suit jacket to hang it over his chair before taking a seat.

will handle everything else,” Bryan explained, drawing a key from a drawer and placing

provided the entire secretary’s area and was meant for the

worked directly outside Bryan’s office to attend to him promptly, leaving the adjacent office vacant. Accepting the key, Eileen nodded. “Understood.” She paused, then ventured, “Was it you who covered Huey’s and my medical bills

have been?” Bryan shot back. “Do you think Marcus suddenly

a try and let me know if it’s better

his gaze becoming more intent. He turned to Eileen. “You can start moving to

Eileen responded, casting a fleeting look toward Vivian as she left. The resolve in Vivian’s eyes was unmistakable

colleague stopping by to discuss work and offering assistance, she was settled

helped her move, couldn’t help but comment, “Miss Curtis,

without much thought, “It’s just a place

been in the office for five days, and her work had accumulated. Looking at Karla, she asked, “What do you

document. “It’s urgent. We need it signed today. It’s for a resource order that’s hard to get. After it’s signed, we have to fax it

“I’ll handle it later. You can go back to work now,”

you coming?” Karla inquired, her enthusiasm evident. “We don’t know Miss Warren well, but it seems like you two are close. If you’re there, it’ll make us

wondering why she and Vivian were considered close. She offered

bright side. “Miss Warren is really going out of her way this time. She’s invited a couple of senior team members from each department. It’ll be

list would easily include twenty to thirty people. It was clear

on the verge of bringing the documents to Bryan for his signature when Vivian

you have something for him?”

document in her hand. “This

to me. I’ll take care of these

Vivian’s eyes held a

smile. “Please ensure it is signed quickly;

head back to

call was from her mother, Debby Warren. She set the document down on her desk and stepped into the

becoming his secretary?” Debby’s discovery of

there’s no need for concern. I’ll decide what I

worried about you. Bryan might be decent, but remember, you’re putting yourself out there by being so forward, and that could

errors. If I don’t take action now, I risk losing Bryan forever. If you

contrasting with Bryan’s distant demeanor. A tear slipped down her cheek. She was convinced Bryan belonged to her. He must be, she reasoned, too upset to

herself buried under a mountain of

presence had only helped Eileen with handling menial tasks like serving coffee and managing Bryan’s

Eileen’s stress, with only twenty minutes left in the workday,