Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 64

Chapter 64:

She approached Bryan’s desk and set down the document. Breaking their usual work-centric dialogue, she ventured into something personal. “Mr. Dawson, last night… Why didn’t you come?” she asked.

Bryan’s reaction was subtle. A slight twitch of his eyelids was the only giveaway to his calm demeanor. He looked up, his question direct. “What makes you think I wasn’t?”

He was referring to Oak Villas, but she was talking about her place.

Embarrassment crept into Eileen’s stance, her fingers nervously tweaking the fabric of her clothing. When she finally spoke, her voice was barely above a whisper. “I thought—”

Bryan interrupted her, scrutinizing the paperwork.

“Didn’t I sign this already?” His tone was cold as he critiqued her attention to detail. “Seems you’re not as focused as you usually are.”

The signature wasn’t the point, and they both knew it. Eileen regretted broaching the subject in such a rush at work, realizing this misstep had stirred his frustration.

With a small nod, Eileen apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Dawson.” Taking back the document, she left his office quietly.

After the door clicked shut, Bryan found his gaze fixed on the door for a moment too long. He exhaled sharply, tossing the pen he had been holding onto the desk with a clatter as he closed his eyes. Images of Eileen persisted, unwelcome yet unyielding.

Her presence had sown a tapestry of intricate emotions within him, each thread pulling tightly.

Opportunities for private words with Bryan had eluded Eileen. He had lunched with Vivian and Kian instead, and Eileen mused over a conversation to be had later that evening.

But as the day neared its end, Bryan summoned her into his office, extending a document towards her. “Take this to the secretary’s office and request copies to be printed and distributed to each department.”

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Eileen accepted the task with a simple nod. After hesitating for a moment, she asked cautiously, “There’s a meeting later. Do you prefer to convene here or at home?”

Her query was met with a stark look from Bryan, her nervousness palpable in the chilled silence that followed. She added, “I could arrange dinner if we stay at the office.”

Bryan’s unwavering stare lingered, the air heavy around them.

Then, Vivian swung the door open, stepping in with a grin. “Bryan, dinner’s on me tonight. You enjoyed that spot we tried over lunch, right? Well, it’s on its way.”

Eileen’s gaze fell on Bryan as her eyelashes fluttered with disbelief.

Bryan glanced at Vivian. “Thanks. You can all leave now. I’ve got a meeting to handle solo.”

shoulder and left. She was not as reluctant to

office light cast a glow on Eileen, shadows playing beneath her eyes. She lingered for a while

to make the most of the remaining daylight, Eileen headed to the hospital. Ruby

here on a weekday? Is everything

all good. Work

looking out for me, but you’re always running around. Why

attention. That was why she had to stay at the hospital all the

is wherever we’re together,”

took an apple from the table beside Ruby’s bed and began to peel

to Eileen, her touch

your burden,” Ruby whispered. “Bailee and you could have had a

for Eileen to lead the simple, fulfilling life she

apple, her voice soft but firm. “The best thing for me

said, “Let’s drop that subject, shall we? I repeat myself too much—I don’t want to weary you with

was tinged with

affair, and afterward, Eileen made

one of concern. “Eileen, please, have a seat. Were you able to sort out the

opposite Emilio, she leaned forward. “Tell me, how

five years, but realistically, at least three. It’s crucial to stay hopeful, though. Ruby has such a

large in Eileen’s mind, a sum that could almost reach ten million a year, with the possibility of escalating to

the total cost would be a staggering thirty million dollars. Eileen was acutely aware that

evident. It’s imperative to investigate who’s influencing the cost. If we can roll back to the trial pricing, we’d save significantly over five years—far less than the current annual rate. Even if you could

The solution seemed to rest with Bryan. Yet the thought of

to

dimly lit. In the dark, Ruby watched Eileen walk away, not stepping out until Eileen was well down the corridor. Tears

she burst into

hundred thousand monthly. What happened for it to surge to eight hundred thousand?” she

me explain. The hospital has started using a new trial medication recently, which is considerably more expensive. The trial price is

she spoke. “This is just too much. My

freely. The thought of Eileen working tirelessly to cover

a calm and reassuring voice. “Clearly, Eileen cares deeply for you. For her, your

someone is deliberately causing these hardships for Eileen? That someone has pushed the cost

Ruby overhearing all of his earlier conversation with

don’t tell

Eileen, not ready to face her. The