Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 117

Chapter 117:

Eileen, usually calm and composed, lost her poise when she saw blood oozing from Ruby’s mouth. She embraced Ruby tightly, her voice shaky as she whispered, “Mom…”

Ruby clutched Eileen’s hand, squeezing it firmly several times. Her lips, stained with blood, opened and closed, but she didn’t say anything.

Seeing Bryan, Vivian stopped her outburst. Bryan’s deep, mysterious eyes seemed to captivate her, making her scalp tingle and freezing her in her tracks.

A few nurses arrived with a stretcher, and they quickly helped lift Ruby onto it, rushing her to the emergency room as soon as Emilio arrived. Bryan instinctively started to follow, but he was stopped by Vivian.

Vivian gripped his wrist tightly. “Bryan, where are you going? Why do you care about her? She caused this herself!”

In the noisy corridor, Vivian’s voice stood out. Her tone was self-assured and defiant, igniting Bryan’s anger.

“Let go of me!” Bryan demanded sharply.

Vivian didn’t let go. Instead, she held on even tighter. “I won’t let go. I’m not wrong. You can’t treat me so harshly when I love you so much…”

Eileen couldn’t make out what Bryan and Vivian were saying next as she followed Ruby, only catching the faint, whining tone of Vivian’s voice. The sound felt like countless sharp needles piercing her heart, bringing her intense pain that nearly took her breath away.

When they stepped into the elevator, Eileen turned to see Bryan turning away with Vivian. The air in the elevator felt heavy. Eileen’s eyes moved from the slowly closing doors to Ruby’s face. Ruby looked back with a mix of sadness, hesitation, and guilt in her eyes.

Eileen leaned closer and said firmly to Ruby, “Mom, I’m not the other woman. My money is clean. I’m married. Look, if you don’t believe me…”

Eileen found a moment to pull out her phone and showed Ruby a photo of her marriage certificate with Bryan. “We’re legally married,” she said.

tears started streaming down her face, and she choked out a

phone and gently wiped Ruby’s tears. She could barely hear Ruby’s feeble

sister.” A single tear rolled down Ruby’s cheek as her eyes slowly closed, the sight striking Eileen’s heart

save her…” Eileen stepped aside, her eyes conveying both desperation and hope as she looked at Emilio. Emilio examined Eileen’s eyelids, his expression tense, and just as he was about to speak, the elevator doors slid open.

right with the patient.” Emilio signaled a nurse to fetch a doctor from another department. Eileen and Bailee were halted at the entrance, forced to stand by helplessly as Ruby was rushed into the emergency room. Bailee finally broke down and started

“Mom wanted to see me get married and have kids. She’ll make it, right?” Eileen gently patted Bailee’s back,

reassuring Bailee or herself. Soon after, a nurse emerged from the emergency room holding several forms. “Who is the patient’s family member? You’ll need to sign here. These are the critical condition notice and consent form for

widened at the sight of the paperwork, and she shook her head vigorously. “I

surgery will take a few hours. Check if there’s enough money in the patient’s account for the surgery fees, and… prepare yourselves mentally.” With those words, the nurse took the signed documents and gave Eileen

stood by the window, still thinking about the sight of Eileen rushing off. His restlessness imbued him with an air of

look too terrible like this? Is that why you seem upset?” She couldn’t fathom Bryan being upset with her because of Eileen. Sitting on the

growing colder: “My feelings for you were gone six years ago when you walked away.

gazed intently at Bryan, then forced a smile. She slid off the bed barefoot and walked over to him, grasping the edge of his shirt. “Bryan, what are you saying? Are you just upset? You can’t possibly stop loving me. I

man before her stepped back, his face a mask of frost. Feeling as though she had plunged into a freezing cavern, Vivian stood frozen, her hand lingering in the air as she heard the door open. She turned and saw Kian. Upon locking eyes with him, she burst into

fault. Go and help me kill her! Kill her!” Vivian shouted. She charged toward Kian like a storm, dragging him out of

the nurse and a doctor recommended taking Vivian to see a psychiatrist. Kian allowed them to take the now-sedated Vivian to another department. Within minutes, the once-occupied room was eerily empty, leaving just

all this now… don’t you want a divorce anymore?” Once Vivian and Bryan split up, Stella would

Kian. “Is that why you’ve been disregarding what I said?” He

Kian said, “Eileen will never be

business. I’ve got my own plans,” Bryan interjected abruptly, then turned and walked away, his tall frame vanishing through the hospital ward’s doorway. Kian’s expression darkened slowly. A spark of something flashed

asked again,

the surgery

stamped and finalized. She took them back numbly, her mind racing. With a shaky voice, she requested, “Can you print out a detailed list

thousand. Holding the printout, Eileen walked back and