Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 177

Chapter 177:

Eileen believed Benjamin had a solid point—getting involved with Bryan would do her no good.

“None whatsoever?” Bryan said, his voice charged with coiled rage that was waiting to be sprung free.

Eileen instinctively shot to her feet and fled to her room. “That’s right, so you should leave my place now!”

She was already inside her room by the time she finished speaking, but she wasn’t fast enough to close the door. In the blink of an eye, Bryan was there, grabbing the edge of the door, the muscles in his forearms bulging as he pushed it wide open.

Then, he caught her by the wrist and pinned her against the wall. His other hand cupped her chin and forced her to look at him.

“I’m afraid I can’t allow that,” he said.

Eileen was no match against his strength. She felt regretful now. She wished that she had never gotten involved with him in the first place. Even if she tried her best, he would not let her go. She was sick and tired of feeling helpless as others took control of her life.

“What? You just can’t control yourself before me? Get on with it, then. You know I can’t stop you, anyway,” Eileen said. Her tone was dripping with mockery, both toward herself and Bryan.

Bryan took a slow, shaky breath. He abruptly released her chin and undid the top two buttons of her shirt. His cool fingertips swept across her collarbone before sliding down to her heart. “It’s not just your body I want. I want your heart, too!” he said.

years of their affair, she had never

would never be worthy of him, that the difference in their social status was something that could never be breached. If she let it get into her head and decided to sever all ties with him once and for all, all his efforts this past year would be

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soldiered through adversity and pressure from the shareholders of the Apex Group just to establish the project in Wist Land. Now that they had cut off funding, if he lost Eileen as well… What was the point

mean by that?” Eileen

he wanted her life or he actually liked her. She was more inclined to believe the first explanation, as she had never even considered the

but when he saw the

Eileen like lightning from the sky. People had been telling her how good Bryan was to her, that he always protected her, that he was devoted to her. But she had never

she could no longer deny it. She blinked the shock away and let reason take over. “But

all that nonsense Benjamin spouted get to you, huh?

He was still pinning her against the wall, caging her in with his large frame. They were so close to each other

this Bryan’s

his voice rising in frustration. “Why the hell aren’t you answering

Eileen blurted out. “Yes,

‘maybe’!” With that command, Bryan released her and placed

spoke her heart. “Yes, I

lips had crashed into hers, and she was backed into the wall again as

Bryan’s heart was soaring. At last, his feelings had been reciprocated. His days of wallowing in unrequited love

urgent yet gentle at the same time. It was Eileen who pulled back and pressed a hand against his chest. “Wait. Don’t