Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 67

Chapter 67:

Bailee, having stepped away from the Warren Group, had had her contract breach fee covered by Eileen, furnishing a plausible explanation. Eileen reassured Bailee with a hint of nonchalance. “You don’t have to worry about that. There’s no need for you to advance your salary.”

Bailee’s reply was tinged with concern. “If I have the money upfront, it’ll keep me on track. Just keep the money.” Continuing, Bailee’s voice held a note of worry. “Eileen, has there been another incident recently? Have Kian and his sister been troubling you again?”

“I’ve got it under control,” Eileen replied.

Internally, Eileen grappled with her ability to face Bryan’s tactics. Nonetheless, she chose silence over sharing her doubts with Bailee.

Her thoughts consumed her, only scattering when Bryan’s car whooshed by.

In the fleeting reflection, Bryan saw Eileen pause. He couldn’t see her clearly, but he noticed that she was on her phone. Who would be calling her so early in the morning?

Thinking of this, Bryan’s face darkened. Upon his arrival at Apex Group, Bryan was met with the news of Eileen’s half-day off.

He tossed his coat onto the chair and slackened his tie, his demeanor somber as he took his seat.

The office door swung open abruptly. Bryan frowned as Kian made his entrance.

“I’ve brought Vivian along to work and thought we might talk,” Kian announced, settling into the chair across from Bryan, sliding a document across the desk.

“To put it plainly, I don’t like Eileen, perhaps because of Vivian. So, I took the liberty of digging a little deeper.”

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Bryan’s gaze narrowed at the paper. He had never delved into Eileen’s background.

Looking up, he questioned, “Is digging into her past really necessary?”

Kian shrugged. “Absolutely. You’ve overlooked the obvious, Bryan. Eileen knows her role, yet you fail to see she’s merely an assistant. Driven by profit, that’s her nature. She’s fixated on money. Don’t trust my words? See for yourself.”

A pang of discomfort struck Bryan at the mention of Eileen being driven by money.

“Stared the truth?” Kian taunted. He opened the file for Bryan. “Let me help you. I might overlook other matters, but I refuse to watch you be duped.”

The file revealed Eileen’s financial history: seventy thousand from Harlan, fifty thousand from Huey, and the transactions from Bryan’s own generosity in the past.

has probably unsettled her. She’s securing

thousand on the card he had given to Eileen, but in

flared within Bryan, a challenge to his composure. “It’s irrelevant. As long as I feel comfortable using

tinted with irony as he stood by the

his eyes piercing the list of numbers. “My personal life is off-limits. If you want to keep helping me, keep Eileen out

“I’ve done my part for what I thought was best for you. If it displeases you, I’ll step

Bryan’s office thickened with contemplation. Outside, Vivian approached Kian with haste, her curiosity urgent. “Kian, how did it

nonchalant. “So what if he’s

held a victorious note. She had longed for Bryan to hate

anger is a telltale sign of his concern for Eileen, which bodes ill for us,” Kian said. Kian had before witnessed someone sway

expression clouded with concern. “Then

arch of his eyebrow and a squint

she lingered in her chair, lost in thought. She felt that she couldn’t just sit around and

name on WhatsApp, she sent a message and invited Judie to lunch. Since she was already late, Eileen decided to just

thousand, a whisper away from half a million. The shortfall would be covered after

account and assured

with lunchtime. Stepping off the bus, she spotted Judie and Vivian, their hands entwined, heading toward a

the building, forgoing lunch to deal with work. Her agenda was set—wrap up

in the restaurant, yet as the day edged

on the line commanded, “Prepare the car. Time

to drive him today. If it was merely a drive,

the car keys. Bryan was engrossed in his work, oblivious to her presence.

an hour passed. As dusk embraced the city, bringing it to a gentle glow, Bryan finally appeared. The casual drape of his coat over his arm and

a moment. Bryan approached the car and pulled the handle, only to find that the car door was

unlocked the car door. She quickly unlocked it,

sparked a cigarette to life, all without a word. Eileen quickly got into the car and started the

she had to stop at a red light at the turnoff for Oak Villas and Springvale Lane. She took a deep breath and waited,

for time?” Bryan’s voice cut through the silence, a note

in her seat, Eileen replied,

to your place,” Bryan

directive detonated quietly in the confines of Eileen’s mind. Her voice

terse, probing. “Is there a problem? You don’t

smell of smoke lingered, a tangible presence that seemed to tighten around Eileen’s neck, challenging

light turned green. With a smooth