Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 78

Chapter 78:

Stella dismissed the room with a flick of her wrist. “I understand now. Since you’re outsiders, I shall handle the matter with my grandson myself.”

Vivian stood mute, thoughts a whirlwind.

Beside her, Kian was also left speechless by Stella’s words.

Eileen struggled to mask her amusement. The timing was off, yet the irony of Stella’s rebuke was not lost on her.

Stella’s words felt like a tangible strike to both Vivian and Kian.

Stella turned to Eileen. “How dare you, Eileen? How dare you investigate the person I have chosen?” Stella’s anger was palpable, her slap against the wood echoing in the room.

Her shout left Eileen visibly shaken.

“Blame me, not her,” Bryan interjected with calm authority. “She did that under my command.”

He moved with purpose, positioning himself as a barrier to protect Eileen.

Vivian’s and Kian’s focus remained fixed on Stella, not noticing Bryan’s move.

Stella, perceptive as ever, glanced at Bryan and Eileen with a meaningful look.

“I won’t let you ruin Bryan,” Stella said.

“Why?” Vivian’s confusion spilled out unrestrained. “If he doesn’t love his wife, why shouldn’t he want to do that for…?”

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Stella cut Vivian off with a dismissive gesture. “What’s love got to do with it? Sometimes love does more damage than good. Stay married, and he’s the devoted husband. Get a divorce, and he’ll become the villain in the public’s eyes.”

As Stella made her case, Eileen gathered the strewn papers on the floor, bundled them into the Kraft paper bag, and set them neatly on the table.

The next second, Stella took the Kraft paper bag and reached out her hand to the butler.

The butler, momentarily taken aback, eventually produced a lighter.

With a flick, a flame came to life, nibbling at the corner of the bag. The flame grew, the smoke curling up before the fire fully caught.

In an instant, the bag was discarded onto the floor, where it singed a tile a sickly yellow and reduced the contents to ash.

Everyone in the room watched, fixated on the fiery demise of the documents, a wave of relief washed over Eileen.

She stole a glance at Bryan. Shadows played across his face, his eyes betraying a storm of unease.

“Seems you’ve been back for quite some time, Vivian,” Stella said, her demeanor light.

your trip to the mountain. I dropped by the next day, not knowing you

“I ventured up the mountain only after learning of your return. I didn’t expect you to visit me.

a shade of red, her embarrassment

stung, Vivian held her tongue, her face a

saying, “Vivian often visits you before she goes abroad. It’s only fitting that Vivian would pay her respects

light yet piercing. “You’re not getting any younger, Kian. Perhaps it’s time to entertain the thought of marriage. Even

the conversation ebbing, Bryan returned to his desk, his thoughts deep. Eileen approached, her voice hushed.

Bryan turn on his laptop calmly, Eileen noted

he finally

temperament. Too much pressure, and she might

I’ll head back

she made her exit. He watched her leave, and it was after she left the office

echo of Stella’s biting remarks to Vivian and Kian. The laptop screen was a

shake the sense that circumstances were spiraling beyond his grasp. And most importantly, he felt

She sank into her chair, the weight of the earlier events

crossed her mind: her information—was it all just

papers had disintegrated into nothingness. Bryan, Vivian, and

fleeting sense of joy passed through her, swiftly

faced the ongoing challenge of interacting with Bryan and Vivian,

were mercurial, leaving everyone guessing her

with Bryan, vanishing afterward as if she had slipped off the edge of the world, leaving no word

didn’t care about what happened in Eileen’s marriage with Bryan as long as they

her, it seemed Bryan’s spouse was merely a piece in a familial game of

the ridicule it might bring upon the Dawson family, that the marriage would dissolve

and Dawson family

like one misstep could

hand, announced by a polite tap at the door, drew Eileen’s focus back to the

requesting Eileen to make a

the most luxurious restaurant in Onaland. The room was big enough to accommodate more than a dozen, even

climbed, Eileen paused in thought before heading to

announcing, “Mr. Dawson, the reservation at Laitis is all

his desk alone. Kian and

from her expression, Vivian was much happier now. It seemed that she had probably made Stella satisfied. That

was succinct. “There’s no

interjected promptly, “Oh, why not? It’s on us to extend hospitality

creased in contemplation as if he

said, “Of course, I’ll come along. When

that Eileen knew her place, Vivian was pleased. “We depart immediately. My family awaits at noon.” Eileen nodded and left to fetch

Bryan, while

his way back to the

car, silence reigned. Without Kian and Vivian’s light-hearted banter, Stella’s smile

her, gazed out at the

the quiet. “Vivian’s grown more astute, it

reflection. His profile was