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.

streaming down her face, and she choked out a few words,

get married,” Eileen stowed her phone and gently wiped Ruby’s tears. She could barely hear Ruby’s feeble voice and had to lean

single tear rolled down Ruby’s cheek as her eyes slowly closed, the sight striking Eileen’s heart with

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. The emergency room at the end of the hallway wasn’t

Bailee were halted at the entrance, forced to stand by helplessly as Ruby was rushed into the emergency

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

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

toward the documents. “Bailee, you sign it.” Bailee’s eyes widened at the sight of the paperwork, and she shook her head vigorously. “I can’t do it! I’m scared.” Realizing that without a signature, the doctors wouldn’t proceed with the surgery, and noticing Bailee’s trembling hands, Eileen hardened her resolve and signed all the

there’s enough money in the patient’s account for the surgery fees, and…

the payment. In Vivian’s ward, Bryan stood by the window, still thinking about the sight of Eileen rushing off. His restlessness imbued

Vivian chattered non-stop. “Bryan, you came to see me, right? Do I 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

her, his look growing colder: “My feelings for you were gone six years ago when you walked away. This time, it

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

frost. Feeling as though she had plunged into a freezing cavern, Vivian stood frozen, her hand lingering in the air as

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

he observed Kian summoning a nurse to administer a sedative to Vivian. Afterward, both the nurse and a doctor recommended taking Vivian to see a psychiatrist. Kian allowed

make it right with Eileen. But telling Vivian all this now… don’t you want a divorce anymore?” Once Vivian and Bryan split up,

still a chance for me and Vivian if I get divorced?” Bryan’s tone was icy as he confronted Kian. “Is that why you’ve been disregarding what I said?” He approached Kian, his eyebrow raised. “If that’s really it, then you’re to blame for Vivian’s predicament. From

word. After a pause, Kian said, “Eileen will never be a Dawson. Even if you leave your wife, there are

got my own plans,” Bryan interjected abruptly, then turned and walked away, his tall frame

and asked again, “Could you repeat that? How much is left

thousand remaining, which is enough for the surgery costs. There’s no need for further

bank cards Eileen had handed over were returned to her, along with the payment receipts stamped and finalized. She took them back numbly, her mind racing. With a shaky

member printed a summary of Ruby’s medical expenses for the past month. The total was under a hundred thousand. Holding the printout, Eileen walked back and