Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 52

Chapter 52:

Soren’s profound love for his wife made Bryan feel something, and there was only one thought in his mind.

Bryan excused himself and navigated through the crowd. He spotted Eileen in a quiet corner.

The light from her phone illuminated her face, showing her focused expression. She frowned as she stared intently at the screen.

Bryan approached with a smile but halted a few steps away from her.

Eileen was absorbed in her game, meticulously scrolling through each character with her slender fingers.

“Why can’t I remember these?” she murmured to herself.

Upon seeing this, Bryan’s demeanor shifted. The warmth on his face vanished, replaced by a subtle hint of harshness.

Ultimately, he remained silent. He tightened his grip on his glass, turned, and walked away.

Eileen was unaware of what had happened. After some time, she still struggled to recall the game characters, feeling disheartened as the day of distancing herself from Huey seemed far away.

Her eyes were sore and dry. She put away her phone and walked along the lakeside path, feeling the cool night breeze and observing the reflections in the water.

As she relaxed, her thoughts lightened. The idea of having an honest conversation with Bryan and revealing her true identity resurfaced.

Once this idea took hold, it was hard to dismiss. She repeatedly mulled over the feasibility of this plan.

This was a huge risk for her. She would be leveraging her intimate relationship with Bryan in order to replace Vivian in his heart.

Even after contemplating this matter, she was still uncertain of where to begin. She wasn’t even sure how Bryan would feel about this, nor was she certain of how to handle things thereafter.

All of a sudden, Vivian appeared, standing in front of her. “Eileen,” she said.

Vivian wore a shiny gold dress that sparkled under the radiant lights, making her look like a princess. Eileen frowned slightly and said, “Miss Warren.”

“Do you know why I insisted on bringing Bryan here today?” asked Vivian.

Eileen responded, her expression cautious.

A mocking gleam appeared in Vivian’s eyes as she said, “Because I want you to understand where you stand in Bryan’s heart compared to me.”

she could gather her thoughts, Vivian grabbed her hands. They stood at the lake’s edge,

never wanted to take

finishing her

icy cold. The freezing water rushed into Eileen’s body through her mouth and nose as she flailed her arms instinctively. Vivian fared no better; her scream drew

ahead of the rest. Seeing Eileen’s pale face and the helplessness in her eyes, Bryan felt a pang

take care of Eileen,” Kian said. Before Bryan could react, Kian dove into the water and swam toward

around and noticed Vivian struggling in the water. After pausing to think, he jumped

choked Eileen, causing her brain to throb with pain. Through her haze, she saw Bryan jump

heart sank instantly; her body’s tension dissipated, and she slowly lost

She sat on the ground, drenched and disheveled, her

her eye sockets appeared slightly red. She watched Vivian,

blanket, yet she still trembled in

“Bryan, I thought I’d never

responded, his face showing

loudly, “Look at how much Mr. Dawson cares about you, Vivian. He didn’t hesitate to save you, ignoring his assistant. If

through the crowd and spotted Eileen alone, her

was about to leave Vivian, but she clung tightly to his arm

“Bryan, don’t be upset with Eileen. I just wanted to tell her that we canceled tonight’s networking dinner because Mr. Gibson is here. If she can’t be at tomorrow’s collaboration meeting, I will attend in her place. I’m not trying to take her position; I’m just concerned she might not want

swept over Eileen, chilling her to the bone and leaving her too numb to react

would use such tactics to demonstrate that Bryan didn’t care about her

worlds apart. She had always known her place. Yet, why was her heart still

can an assistant be so presumptuous?”

Stuart, intimidated by Bryan, had not

an opportunity to see Eileen at a disadvantage on their turf, Stuart jumped at the

After being with you for so long, she still doesn’t know her place. She overlooked her position with Megan, but now

Faced with choosing between Eileen and Vivian, everyone unhesitatingly sided

has overstepped her bounds. How can she

just that—an assistant. Perhaps she got

his arms with a

his voice devoid

taken aback, her fingers nervously gripping her clothing. Was he

claimed. Kian gave Eileen a look and said, “Since Bryan is asking you to explain,

bit amused at the thinly veiled threat. However, she merely scoffed softly, lacking even the

was worried about Miss Warren taking my position, both of us falling into the water was accidental. I might lack

favor Vivian would continue to do so anyway, regardless of Eileen’s explanation. By framing her response this way, Eileen effectively made it harder for

cold. We should get Vivian to the hospital now,” Kian said, taking out his car keys. “I’ll