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.

too rational. In the three years of their affair, she had never once crossed a boundary he had set. But

the idea that she 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,

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the shareholders of the Apex Group just to establish the project in Wist Land. Now that they had cut off funding, if he

mean by that?” Eileen

could only think of two possible explanations—either he wanted her life or he actually liked her. She was more inclined to believe the first explanation, as she had never

you?” Bryan grumbled impatiently, but when he saw the slight

good Bryan was to her, that he always protected her, that he was devoted to her. But she had never

it come from Bryan’s own mouth now… It was surreal, but she could no longer deny it. She blinked the shock away and let reason take over. “But I don’t deserve to even stand next

nonsense Benjamin spouted get to you, huh? I thought you were smart. Are you seriously going to give up your own happiness for the sake of

against the wall, caging her in with his large frame. They were so close to

this Bryan’s

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

“Yes, I like

Drop the ‘maybe’!” With that command, Bryan released her and placed his hands on her

and just spoke her heart.

thing she knew, Bryan’s lips had crashed into hers, and she was backed into the wall again as his kiss deepened. She didn’t even

them was no longer just a transaction; emotions were involved. Bryan’s heart was

bed. His actions were urgent yet gentle at the same time. It was