Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 136

Chapter 136:

“‘What do you mean?” Milford scratched his head, puzzled by Bryan’s question.

Bryan set down the sandwiches and grabbed a bottle of milk from the fridge, motioning toward the bar counter behind Milford. “Grab two glasses,” he instructed.

Milford turned, retrieved two glasses from the counter, and observed as Bryan poured milk into them, a flicker of realization dancing across his face.

He said, “You are going to tell me she’s some kind of genius tutor and that I should gladly start taking tutoring sessions from her, right? Not a chance! Studying is not my thing.”

In the dining room, Milford and Bryan’s interaction seemed peaceful on the surface, yet there lingered an undercurrent of pressure, emanating from Bryan.

Considering Bryan had been taking care of him, Milford got a little flustered about the harsh words he had just said.

However, Bryan did not find Milford’s words harsh at all.

After finishing pouring the milk, Bryan resumed his seat, taking a leisurely sip.

“I didn’t say that; I was merely curious about your opinion of her. If you don’t like her, I can arrange for a different tutor,” Bryan said casually.

Eileen wasn’t the first tutor Bryan had hired for Milford; he had already gone through a slew of them in an attempt to set Milford on the right path.

Milford reflected on his past encounters with tutors, each attempting to impart wisdom and persuade him to study.

Yet, they had all eventually given up, citing his stubbornness to Bryan upon departure.

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Milford felt Eileen was different from them.

He said, “No need for that. Too much hassle switching tutors. I won’t study anyway.”

To his surprise, Bryan simply continued eating, seemingly unfazed by his declaration.

Once he finished his sandwich, Bryan wiped his mouth and raised an eyebrow at Milford. “Then continue butting heads with Eileen. If you can’t wear her down, maybe it’s time you consider hitting the books. And if you manage to convince her to give up, I’ll handle your sister for you.”

Milford’s eyes widened at the unexpected offer. Was Bryan really giving him free rein?

“‘Bryan, are you serious about this?” Milford asked.

Bryan met Milford’s gaze with a solemn expression. “‘Do I look like I’m joking?”

“‘Alright, deal. So, if I manage to pull it off, you’ll let me off the hook for good?” Milford sought confirmation.

Bryan pondered for a moment before responding, “I promise not to come after you myself, but I can’t guarantee your sister will do the same.”

“‘She can’t reach me without your help.” Milford grinned, popping the remainder of his sandwich into his mouth and giving Bryan a thumbs-up.

In high spirits, he cleared his plate and darted upstairs, already plotting his strategy to make Eileen give up.

Meanwhile, Eileen mulled over strategies to change Milford. She suddenly thought of Adalina.

She later arrived at Denzel’s home for tutoring. While Denzel stayed at home, his wife went out to play cards with her friends as usual.

“Miss Curtis, my apologies for my wife’s earlier behavior. She’s easily misled. Once she understood, she went back to her card games. Please overlook her actions,” Denzel apologized to Eileen on his wife’s behalf.

smiled warmly. “Mr. Vance, your wife’s skepticism only

assume there’s a reason

talk,

not very spacious, but the

Adalina’s piano practice,

was a graceful girl with a

running on fumes

Eileen to

prepared all the necessary materials and was patiently

reviewed the materials I left with your mother last time?”

Adalina’s homework. An hour had passed before they took a brief

used to be

live in the same neighborhood until my family moved. After that,

anything about him?” Eileen asked, placing a fruit platter

We’ve been neighbors since childhood. My mother always warned me to stay away from him, claiming his family

offered Eileen insight into Milford’s

had been adopted by a wealthy family shortly after Milford’s birth. It was rumored that the wealthy family had given a significant amount of money to the

had been raised by his grandmother in modest surroundings. While his parents lived lavishly, he and his grandmother

academically and obeyed his grandmother dutifully. However, her passing

his indifferent parents turning a blind eye

same neighborhood as Milford. They could always hear

and day out, but then, out of

started swapping pleasantries with the neighbors,

if their life had gone back on track, but just as they settled into

him, Milford

only managed to spot him among the riffraff loitering in the alleys near their school after

parents’ deaths, a chill ran down

“Now I get it. His life has been

“Okay,” Adalina replied.

slipped by. After wrapping up the tutoring session, Eileen summarized the key points of the night for Adalina and

Curtis?” Adalina suddenly looked up. “Milford used to excel in his studies. He was

were earnest as

the materials into her bag and then patted Adalina’s head. “Absolutely. You

walk home together,” Adalina blushed and

notice Adalina’s demeanor; her mind was set

the cracked bead

its

repair the bead and

the bead was one piece, returning

it back into her bag, then busied herself preparing materials for

she knew she might never use them, she insisted on

Friday morning arrived.

education agency’s meeting room, Eileen spotted Emmett at the door, wearing a hesitant

Emmett scratched his head. “Miss Curtis,

thing,” Eileen slowed

add you on WhatsApp,”

Eileen was taken

she looked at Emmett in

don’t misunderstand. I just graduated and started here. My mom’s worried. She came by just now to talk to you but had

Emmett’s mom wanted assurance that Emmett was in

understandingly. “Alright, let her add me on