Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 124

Chapter 124:

It was nearly time to leave work. The corridor buzzed with doctors and nurses clad in white gowns. Eileen only caught a glimpse of a retreating figure dressed in black.

She couldn’t clearly discern if the figure was male or female. However, she thought she heard a voice that sounded much like Bryan’s. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she instinctively started to chase after the figure.

“Eileen, where are you going?” Austen called out as he stepped out of the room, his wound now dressed.

Eileen halted abruptly and regained her composure. She smiled at Austen and explained, “I thought I saw someone I knew; I must have been mistaken.”

She turned and rejoined him. Together, they discussed Ruby’s condition as they exited the hospital.

At the corridor’s end was Bryan. He leaned against the railing, on the phone with Zola.

Zola complained, “Please take care of Milford for a while. Your parents are still upset about you going to Wist Land. You left and have to handle the mess. Now you can relax while they pressure me to marry, and I can’t even get away.”

Bryan raised an eyebrow and replied, “You could just leave, like I did.”

“Well, you’re a Dawson by blood, but I’m just adopted. I can’t afford to be as reckless as you,” Zola responded, her tone resigned, knowing her limitations.

Bryan laughed upon hearing her complaints. “Didn’t you promise to always stand up for me, like a true sister would?” he asked.

With a dismissive snort, Zola replied, “I need to hang up now. There’s a lot of work waiting for me.”

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She ended the call before Bryan had the chance to respond further.

Bryan sighed deeply. Then, his gaze followed Eileen and Austen as they departed from the hospital.

He noticed that Eileen still carried herself with refined elegance—unchanged except for a slight increase in weight that softened her features and silhouette.

Bryan watched her for a moment before heading back.

Eileen’s tutoring sessions primarily took place on weeknights, with additional preparation for Saturday online classes done well in advance.

As she could manage some of her tasks at the hospital, she spent most weekdays there, accompanied by Bailee.

Upon returning to Ruby’s ward after bidding Austen farewell, Eileen observed Bailee tenderly holding Ruby’s hand and dabbing at her tears. Bailee was usually good at concealing her sadness in Eileen’s presence.

Eileen held back from entering until Bailee had regained her composure.

As soon as Eileen appeared, Bailee quickly dried her tears and averted her gaze, asking, “What did Dr. Potter say?”

Eileen chose to ignore the obvious signs of Bailee’s distress as she answered, “We’re still waiting for one indicator to meet the standard, but it is nearly there.”

After preparing another bed in the room for Bailee, Eileen settled down on the sofa to sleep.

glow of neon lights from outside filtered through the window, casting dim shapes around the

with a

hands clasped together—one clearly masculine and the other slender and delicate, suggesting a

sent

reply came quickly. “It’s

it was Milford himself or his parents

a brief hesitation, she saved the contact

messaged, “The first tutoring session is scheduled for seven o’clock Monday evening. Does that work for

a reply with an address in a villa community in the east

familiar with the area and knew it was

“Got it,” she replied.

sent another message. “You can share details about recent academic progress before we

arrive half an

from their first encounter. She agreed to arrive

beam of light illuminated the room from Bailee’s phone, casting a glow on her face. Eileen noticed Bailee’s lips pursed in a somber expression and

been several instances where Huey wanted to visit while passing

of Bailee about why she was avoiding Huey,

tubes that once marred her arms were now gone, replaced only by an oxygen tube in her mouth. Ruby’s hair was slowly growing back, making her appear merely asleep. Yet, it was still uncertain when she might

agency, Eileen and Bailee had earned a substantial income, more than sufficient to cover

Eileen and Bailee were leaving the hospital to drive home. Upon arriving, they found that Phoebe had prepared a dinner consisting of four courses plus soup. Bailee, surprised, exclaimed, “I had

it,” Phoebe replied, stepping out of the kitchen dressed in loungewear,

shortly after Eileen, having shared that Vivian was undergoing

the Burton family’s efforts to gain favor with the Warrens through Vivian

educational business, and settled into a

and Phoebe, who took turns making dinner, didn’t see eye to eye

to their bickering, started her meal as

to quarrel, I’ll end up eating all the food myself. I need to prepare for tomorrow’s tutoring sessions and don’t

sit down to eat,

dinner tomorrow night,” she said. “I’m tutoring Denzel’s daughter first, then I’ll go tutor

“Milford?”

the name, Phoebe paused her meal and inquired, “Is

his relatives specifically sought me out for tutoring. It starts tomorrow. He seems like he could be

she grabbed her laptop from the sofa and

She plated a piece of meat on Bailee’s

do you mean?” Bailee asked,

out soon enough,” Phoebe replied, leaving

Eileen and Bailee went to the education agency. Alongside them worked many professional educators, responsible for various classes and students, totaling about twenty staff

only tutored several students but also handled promotional activities and reception whenever

tutored several primary and high school students, clearly the most hardworking

filled with usual tasks and concluding the tutoring

daughter just told me she really

material well. She has a solid foundation, and

she slipped on her shoes and stepped out