Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 55

Chapter 55:

Bryan frowned slightly and looked at Eileen in the car. Eileen quickly wiped her eyes with her hands and stepped out of the vehicle. “Mr. Dawson, do you have any other directives you’d like to give?” Eileen asked. She had not expected Bryan to come down.

From his position behind the car window, he likely did not see her tears. Bryan pressed his lips together and handed her a voice recorder. “This is yours.”

Eileen accepted it with both hands. It was the voice recorder she had used to record the meeting. “Thank you, Mr. Dawson.”

People bustled around them, creating a noisy, chaotic environment. Yet, between Bryan and Eileen, a stark silence prevailed. Eileen felt like she could hear her own heartbeat. Seeing that Bryan remained silent, she asked, “Mr. Dawson, is there anything—”

“No,” Bryan replied as he pulled a cigarette from his pocket. He stepped back and positioned himself on the stairs. “You can leave now. I’ll smoke a cigarette here.”

Eileen remained in place, feeling the gentle breeze play with her hair. After a brief pause, she said, “Mr. Dawson, whether you believe it or not, I must clarify that I did not intentionally answer Miss Warren’s phone call that morning.”

Bryan paused in his smoking. He seemed poised to respond, but Eileen interrupted, “I’m leaving now,” she said before Bryan could say anything.

She turned, re-entered the car, and started the engine. Through the rearview mirror, she saw Bryan’s tall figure remaining stationary, smoking, one hand casually placed in his pocket. His effortless style and composure lent him an air of distinction, drawing occasional glances from passersby.

As Eileen’s car rounded the corner, Bryan finally allowed himself a brief glance in her direction. The image of her car gradually disappeared from his view, his expression growing contemplative. The two teardrops that had fallen from Eileen’s eyes seemed to strike his heart with force.

Frustration surged from the depths of his heart. Suddenly, even the strong taste of the smoke seemed bland to him. The workload Eileen had brought occupied most of his afternoon. He was preoccupied until late at night. By then, Vivian was already asleep. He finally set aside the files, his expression weary, and lay down on the sofa.

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Moonlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the entire ward. The steady sound of Vivian’s breathing filled the room. Suddenly, Vivian opened her eyes.

She sat up, lifted the thin quilt, and walked over to Bryan’s side without even putting on shoes. She gazed at his handsome face with fascination. “Bryan…” she whispered softly, careful not to wake him. Even in his sleep, his brow was furrowed as if he were troubled by a dream.

Despite his furrowed brows, he seemed more relaxed asleep than awake, which provided Vivian some relief from his usually expressionless daytime demeanor.

She reached out to smooth the frown on his forehead with her fingertips. But as soon as she touched him, her wrist was seized by his hand with astonishing strength.

Bryan murmured. Vivian, looking into his eyes, which had snapped open suddenly, saw a mix of tenderness and confusion in them. He had called out Eileen’s name.

and released Vivian’s hand. “Why aren’t you

big enough.

need to,” Bryan replied curtly. Observing Vivian’s saddened eyes, he thought of Eileen’s determined gaze. A fresh wave of irritation welled up inside him. He picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table and stood

sound of the closing door. She bit down on her lip hard enough to taste blood, but she felt no pain. She realized

rushed back to the bed and grabbed her phone to make

anymore! I can’t allow Bryan to fall in love with

the other end of the line, Kian remained silent for

the rooftop, the night breeze softly rustled as Bryan looked at the sparkling city lights. Despite the beautiful view, he could not shake off the thoughts of Eileen. Countless cigarette butts littered the ground near his feet. He had hoped the smoke might help dispel his thoughts

Eileen, which was strictly professional. Aside from her formal inquiries, there were his curt

phone and walked away.

Deciding against trying to sleep again, she went out for a morning run. She captured a photo of the sunrise

awake this

towards Bryan. She wondered why. She responded, “My boss is fine. You keep making things difficult for me by insisting I recognize hundreds of game characters before you’d agree to clarify

even had

longer. If my mom finds out we’re not really together, she’d kill me. Let’s just

continue their conversation. “Set a deadline. How long will it take until you tell your

you finally learn all

characters in your game before our mothers secretly plan a wedding, so think about it. Do you really want to keep making this difficult for me?” Eileen said as she wiped the sweat from her brow with a towel

hesitation, Huey finally set a definite timeline. “One month! I’ll tell her in one

you from your mom’s scolding, you

for her understanding and complimented her a lot. As Eileen ended the call and walked into her house, she

Huey’s relationship was fake? She had been trying to memorize hundreds of game characters just to clarify her relationship with

work, left her house and drove off. He remained there until her car had disappeared from view. Then he got into

vehicles, his gaze sharp and cold. After a moment, Kian took

headquarters, Bailee tried yet again to submit her

your resignation. No matter how many letters you submit, it won’t make a difference,” Benjamin told Bailee, refusing to take

the hefty liquidated damages, especially since it would mean using Eileen’s hard-earned money. If

Benjamin’s hands. “Please pass this letter

ceasing his attempts to dissuade her, took the letter and handed it to Kian, who had just arrived at

coffee to Kian, she noticed four of her resignation letters piled on his