Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 143

Chapter 143:

Eileen didn’t have time to wonder why Bryan knew she was locked up here or if Milford had noticed that Bryan had slipped her some food.

She served herself the meal and ate eagerly while it was still warm, finally quenching her hunger.

Perhaps Bryan had realized that her confrontation with Milford would be the decisive one, so he had covertly helped her.

She didn’t ponder his reasons; her main focus was to get Milford on board with her tutoring plan.

The following morning, Milford came back to find Eileen looking exhausted from a sleepless night.

Milford thought she was still famished and questioned, “Are you trying to starve yourself? I’m underage, so even if you do, it won’t get me in trouble. Just follow my orders and give me back my tutoring money!”

He was clearly oblivious to the fact that Bryan had secretly sent food to Eileen.

“I don’t care. My life has been miserable anyway. Maybe dying young will offer me a fresh start,” Eileen murmured feebly, feigning a fatalistic acceptance as she looked at Milford.

A flicker of concern crossed Milford’s face, but he tightened his jaw, preparing to depart, fortified by Bryan’s reassurance that Eileen wouldn’t die of starvation for at least three days.

“Wait,” Eileen called out suddenly, retrieving a repaired bead with a string from her bag and slowly walking towards Milford. “I fixed it for you,” she said, offering the bead.

Milford’s eyes widened in surprise as he approached, extending his hand through the small window. “Hand it over.”

Eileen placed the bead in his palm, explaining, “I used some clear glue to fix it. It won’t spin freely on the string anymore, but you can still wear it.”

After she made some final tweaks and cleaned off the leftover glue, the bead appeared pristine, showing no signs of repair.

Milford bit his lip, his gaze hardening as he met her eyes. “Don’t think I’ll let you off the hook just because you fixed this!”

“I wasn’t suggesting that. I just thought if I ended up dying in this glass prison, I wanted to make sure you had it. Otherwise, I might never have the chance to give it to you,” Eileen replied.

Turning away, she collapsed back into her seat, her body sagging as if it might give out at any moment.

She kept her gaze averted from Milford, feeling the tension in the air. Perhaps she could get out of here smoothly today.

After that, Milford began visiting her after lunch, quietly making sure she was still breathing.

Bryan never got the chance to show up with any food, and by the afternoon, Eileen’s stomach was growling with hunger.

Trying to get up, Eileen accidentally stumbled over a chair, and a sharp pain shot through her leg.

“Ouch—” She inhaled sharply, pain flaring up.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening reverberated behind her as Milford burst through. “Are you okay?”

at Eileen with concern,

face. As he reached out to assist

Bryan crouching before him, helping Eileen

the door,” Bryan

Milford obeyed. As Bryan carried Eileen toward the door,

lips. “I can’t leave.

pivoted to

thinking about that now? Do you want me to put your

quickly

continued the

allowed Bryan to carry her, navigating several turns before gently setting her

exhausting days in the chair, a wave of fatigue swept

sank into the plush mattress and stretched, succumbing to

eyes, she noticed Bryan seated next to her, his eyes twinkling with mischief as he lit a cigarette and watched it burn slowly

of familiarity enveloped Eileen, and she realized that her deal with Milford was now something she had to

I taught you against me?” Bryan asked, his brow creasing as he adjusted his tie and stood up. He walked to the window, took a drag from his cigarette, and faced her

his words as a compliment. She nodded slightly, “Thank you for the acknowledgment, Mr. Dawson. Unless there’s anything else, I shall leave

to exit, the door burst

in, clutching a bottle of milk and a few slices of bread.

noticed Eileen standing there,

in to calm Milford before things escalated. “It’s

of you have plotted against me?” Milford’s anger boiled over, and he threw the food onto

Eileen and Bryan, he blurted

corner of Eileen’s mouth twitched, and Bryan’s

said something wrong, Milford quickly turned and fled from

still has a lot to learn about proper behavior,” Bryan muttered

that, she left Bryan’s bedroom. She headed to the glass garden house to

days in the garden house, she could finally breathe the air

left the villa

by the window, a sneer forming as he

he would let her off easily just because she had thanked

become more audacious with

approached, Eileen returned home to freshen up before heading to the education agency to deal

a day usually reserved for tutoring Milford, but

she moved Adalina’s lesson to

informed Denzel ahead of time. After completing her tasks at the agency, she headed directly to the Vance

she discovered Denzel was not home. A greeted her at the door. As she

at home?” Eileen asked, recognizing the laughter as belonging to Denzel’s

Ms. Curtis,” the servant replied with a smile. “Mrs. Vance is currently enjoying a card game with

returned the smile and proceeded to the living room, where she found four women engrossed