Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 105

Chapter 105:

Eileen, unable to maintain eye contact with Bryan, spoke first.

“Mr. Meyer mentioned that his friend’s house was vacant, so he asked me to watch over it for him to return a favor.”

“I’m aware,” Bryan replied in a steady tone, leaning against the door frame as he watched Jacob make a call.

After a brief conversation, Jacob hung up and motioned for Bryan. “Let’s go.”

Eileen turned to grab her suitcase and locked the door. She hesitated when she saw Jacob and Bryan waiting by their cars.

“Don’t worry. I’m not that clueless,” Jacob teased with a slight smile, signaling for Eileen to go to Bryan’s car. Getting into his car, Jacob started the engine.

Eileen made her way to the back seat of Bryan’s car, keeping her head down. As she prepared to get in, she heard Bryan say, “Sit in the front.”

She paused, then moved to the passenger seat.

The eastern part of the city used to be deserted. Since the inauguration of Vicin Mall, numerous condos and villas had emerged around it, establishing this neighborhood as the upscale district in Onaland.

The Land Rover drove along the road, with dense trees on both sides, blocking the sunlight.

Eileen occasionally glanced at Bryan, who sat at the wheel. His expression was cold and his jaw clenched. At a traffic light, Bryan watched Jacob accelerate toward the yellow light at the last moment.

His frown deepened as he stopped the car. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was Jacob calling.

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Glancing at Eileen, Bryan turned off the Bluetooth and answered the call, holding the phone to his left ear.

Jacob said, “It cost me twenty million dollars to snag this house overnight. I’d say I did quite well, don’t you agree?”

Eileen could barely make out Jacob’s voice, his words indistinct.

“If you’ve got something to say, just say it!” Bryan said firmly.

“Pay me back, or else…” Without hesitation, Jacob pushed down on the accelerator to see if Bryan could catch up with him.

With a chuckle, Bryan ended the call, casually putting the phone on the armrest, where it slipped into the gap between the seats.

As the traffic light turned green, he accelerated, sneaking a quick glance at the phone wedged in the crevice.

Suddenly, a hand reached into the gap but struggled to retrieve the phone due to the awkward angle.

Eileen leaned in closer, resting her head against Bryan’s side, and made another attempt to retrieve the phone.

A faint whiff of her scent reached his nostrils, causing his Adam’s apple to bob.

go,” Eileen said as she put the phone in

Bryan didn’t say anything.

the distance, Eileen observed Jacob’s car speeding up, but Bryan’s quickly caught up

It wasn’t until they pulled up in front of a

décor,

so generous as to let someone else stay and watch over it?” Eileen exclaimed, her eyes wandering in

find someone trustworthy, and you’re the

Eileen the house keys, gesturing towards a drawer by the door. “There are more than

sense of responsibility settling over her. She

side of the second floor gets the best sunlight.

be the master bedroom. I’ll just find a room

Bryan remained silent,

house when he returns from abroad. You can choose any

smile, having improvised his explanation on the

room on the second floor. It might be more convenient for Bryan to spend nights

Eileen blush, even though there was no need to

Jacob’s tone suggested that he considered she and

they all stay for lunch at

even encouraged Bryan to get Eileen

any emotion as he said, “No gift is more valuable than

though

heart sank as she looked at the card, but she accepted it with a

said, “Thank you, Mr. Dawson. How about we have a meal another day? I don’t think there are any ingredients here. If I go

It was nearly noon.

left the room, followed quickly by Jacob, who said, “Dude, can’t you be nicer? You’ve done so much for her without her even knowing; why do you always speak to

stating the

knew in his heart that Eileen only

out of the elevator, he spotted Vivian approaching. Instinctively, he hesitated, considering retreating back

already spotted him. “Benjamin, come here,” she

mustered a smile and walked over to Vivian. “Miss Warren, how can I

works in. Why haven’t I received any information about that?” Vivian’s

“Apologies, Miss Warren. I

opened his chat with the Vicin Mall manager, and handed his phone to Vivian. “The manager couldn’t find

and said, “Since she wasn’t found in the secretary department, you should investigate other departments. It’s a straightforward task; don’t tell me you didn’t know

for a moment before replying, “Eileen used to be a special assistant. It doesn’t seem likely that she would take a position as a frontline employee. Vicin Mall has numerous frontline employees, and I didn’t want

words prompted Vivian to reconsider the situation. If Eileen had indeed started working at Vicin Mall, would she really take

herself contemplating

“I figure it

Warren,” Benjamin’s respectful voice interrupted Vivian, drawing Vivian’s attention to Kian standing behind her, his expression clouded with

softening as she walked over to him. “I’m just curious where Eileen has

Benjamin,

still feel like you haven’t let

if Eileen’s cut ties with Bryan, I won’t let her off easily! And if she hasn’t, it gives me even