Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 59

Chapter 59:

Eileen’s waist collided with the table’s edge, her expression twisted in agony. Vivian’s question hung unanswered in the charged air.

Unfazed by the audience of coworkers, Vivian stepped closer. “Eileen, you’re shameless!”

With a swift motion, she reached out to strike Eileen.

Yet, Eileen caught her wrist, her gaze steady. “Blaming me isn’t going to work. This has nothing to do with me. We’re at work. Act like it.”

Kian and Vivian thought Eileen was an easy target, stirring up trouble and urging her to engage with Bryan when they should be asking Bryan to solve this.

Vivian struggled to free her wrist, her cheeks flushed with effort.

“So what? Are you scared?” Vivian taunted. “Scared everyone will see you for who you are? That they’ll judge you for sleeping with the boss?”

Eileen met her gaze coolly. “I’m just afraid you’ll embarrass yourself.”

Releasing Vivian, Eileen smoothed her attire and returned to her office.

The secretarial staff witnessed Eileen’s clash with Vivian. Upon Eileen’s return, Karla approached her with a stack of documents in hand.

Karla wanted to ask about the altercation, but noticing Eileen’s somber expression, she chose not to say anything about that and left.

The whispers had cast a pall over the office. Eileen was also lost in thought about the enigma entwining Bryan and Vivian.

A suspicion tickled the back of her mind. Perhaps…

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Bryan didn’t love Vivian.

Memories of Bryan and Vivian’s interactions drifted through her mind.

She couldn’t quite figure out if her suspicion was true.

A sharp sound snapped the quiet of the office; the door swung open. Eileen looked up to find Kian strolling in casually.

His conversation with Bryan remained a mystery, but the smile on his face had returned.

His eyes, however, were icy and calculating. “You have days left,” he told Eileen.

Eileen didn’t know if Kian was testing her by appearing clueless about the matter with Jonathan. She didn’t want to beat around the bush with him. “Jonathan’s out of the hospital. He won’t take legal action against Bailee,” she said.

Kian, eyebrows arched, lounged against her desk with a nonchalant air.

her. Eventually, they’ll be together. You should walk away from Bryan before Vivian wins him completely.

heads-up. “Mr. Warren,” she held her ground.

It was the first time he had seen someone so fearless in the face of power. He offered

time. I appreciate you

words, he

was unassuming in style but screamed luxury, making clear

him was

Eileen had crossed that line. She knew that

Bryan, her life would be

from Bryan’s office, her smile was soft, her

Eileen’s surprise, Vivian stayed here to

joined Bryan for

the client, knew Eileen well. He was on the cusp of forty, a widower

Harlan. His company had been on an upswing, making his partnership

been the key to Eileen’s leap from intern to full employee, prompting her to arrange numerous

mentor his

son to third place. Harlan, impressed, had promptly inked a deal with

times. So, Bryan had barred Eileen

had been almost a year

a lot. Then, he said to Bryan, “Mr. Dawson, when I sing praises for your assistant, it’s all in good spirits. Why the long face?

the ash off his cigarette, his

landed on Eileen, her eyes clear and bright. The soft light reflecting off her glass of red wine played across her features, enhancing her natural

attire, simple compared to Vivian’s polished look, didn’t dim

you can’t be serious. Our venture is moving smoothly. Eileen just

accepted the explanation without finding fault but remained keen on engaging

ease, the top buttons of his shirt undone, adding

conversation with Eileen courteous

said, “Eileen, since Mr. Clarkson holds you in such high regard, perhaps you should have a

and instructed, “Pour Mr. Clarkson a

and he discarded his cigarette, about to snatch the bottle from Eileen’s hand when Eileen nodded in agreement. “You’re right. I

at Bryan, then rose to

Harlan always

meals privately before and had

a defensive stance against him now would seem ungracious

lingered on Bryan, his posture casual

of our collaboration,”

Harlan’s respect. “‘Indeed. Dawson has no pretenses, and Eileen, your competence is impressive,”

toasting, “Here’s to a rewarding

taking a hearty swig. Then, he said, “Don’t feel obliged to drink up.

smile. But she still finished her glass and then settled back into

a flicker in Eileen’s peripheral vision. Harlan beckoned Bryan for a drink, and