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.

as she put the phone in the glove box,

Bryan didn’t say anything.

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

couldn’t keep up with Bryan. It wasn’t until they pulled up in front of a duplex house that Eileen suddenly realized something: Jacob’s friend

décor, with each floor covering nearly three hundred square

else stay and watch over

someone trustworthy, and you’re the one.

drawer by the door. “There are more than a dozen rooms, and each room’s key is in

responsibility settling over

said, “The room on the right side of the second floor gets the best sunlight. You

features. “I care. That must be the master bedroom. I’ll just find a room on the first floor to stay in. I

remained silent,

the house when he returns from abroad. You can choose any room

an awkward smile, having improvised

the room on the second floor. It might

even though there was no need to

that Jacob’s tone suggested that he considered she and Bryan as

that they all stay for lunch

encouraged Bryan to get

simply handed Eileen a card, his tone devoid of any

composure, though his sincerity

heart sank as she looked at the card, but she

How about we have a meal another day? I don’t think there are any ingredients here. If I go buy some and

It was nearly noon.

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 her so

just stating the truth,”

that Eileen only loved

of the elevator, he spotted Vivian approaching.

spotted him. “Benjamin, come here,”

and walked over to Vivian. “Miss

Eileen works in. Why haven’t I received any information

Miss Warren. I completed my investigation, but

Mall manager, and handed his phone to Vivian. “The manager couldn’t find an employee named Eileen in their secretary

she wasn’t found in the secretary department, you should investigate other departments. It’s

a special assistant. It doesn’t seem likely that she would take a position as a frontline employee. Vicin Mall has

prompted Vivian to reconsider the situation. If Eileen had indeed started working at Vicin Mall, would she really take a job as just a frontline

found herself contemplating

“I figure it might

attention to Kian

over to him. “I’m just

Kian instructed Benjamin, “Go and carry on with your

tone, “Do you still feel like you haven’t let out

back. “Even if Eileen’s cut ties with Bryan, I won’t let her off easily! And if she hasn’t, it gives me even more reason to find