Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 213

Chapter 213:

“I don’t owe you anything!” Phoebe shouted as she unbuckled her seatbelt, flung open the car door, and bolted away as fast as she could.

Jacob hurried after her, but it was too late. Phoebe had already slipped into a taxi. He stomped his foot in frustration. Ever since the incident in Onaland, where she had taken advantage of him and slept with him, he hadn’t laid a finger on her. The situation was at an impasse. Jacob was waiting for Phoebe to be with him first, while Phoebe was waiting for Jacob to break off his engagement with Megan.

“Damn it!” Jacob cursed under his breath. With Phoebe’s impulsive nature, if he ended the engagement and she still refused to be with him after that, he would become the laughingstock again.

The villa was brightly lit as Bryan answered another call after seeing Jacob and Phoebe off. Standing next to the floor-to-ceiling windows, his tall figure cast a long shadow. He spoke in his deep, magnetic voice. When he sensed Eileen approaching, he lowered his voice a bit. “Handle it that way. Make sure the lawyer stays at the police station tomorrow and settles this matter,” he instructed into the phone.

He turned around, raising an eyebrow at Eileen before hanging up. “Didn’t I tell you to rest first?”

Eileen, dressed in a black silk nightgown that highlighted her fair skin, with her hair partially dried, asked, “Why were you on the phone for so long? I’ve been waiting for you after my shower. Is there a problem with the project again?”

“No,” Bryan replied, pocketing his phone. His cool fingertips gently tucked strands of hair behind her ear. “It’s all settled now. Let’s go.”

Eileen followed him upstairs, and while waiting for him to shower, she received a message from Adalina. “Ms. Curtis, what exactly happened to Milford?”

During their recent tutoring sessions, Adalina had seemed hesitant to ask about Milford.

Eileen replied, “He and his sister had a small disagreement, and his tutoring has been temporarily stopped. Just focus on your studies and don’t get distracted. I will try my best to handle the matter.”

“I saw him at the school gate today with a few hooligans. He had injuries on his face and ignored me when I tried to talk to him.” Adalina’s message was filled with concern.

Eileen asked Adalina for more details, and Adalina told her that she had seen Milford at the school gate after class more than once. After calming Adalina down, Eileen specifically asked what time school ended. She planned to visit the school the next day.

Perhaps because of the stress from the earlier confrontation and the sight of the knife, Eileen suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. She instinctively lifted her hand, but Bryan’s firm grip stopped her. Her sudden movement had caused him to wake up too.

In the darkness, their eyes locked for a few seconds. Without saying a word, she wrapped her arms around his waist and nestled her head against his chest. Bryan’s broad palm gently patted her back, soothing her into sleep.

for a while before calling Zola to inform her that Milford

in the morning. Students don’t have classes in the afternoon on Fridays. Adalina saw Milford multiple times after school, so going around that

what happened?” Zola asked out of the

brief pause,

detained. Bryan’s attorney accused her of forging her medical report, alleging it was intended

hold up under the police’s scrutiny. Kian wanted to return to Onaland with Vivian for a reevaluation and a new report. However, the local authorities in

“Miss Murray, since Bryan has already taken action, perhaps he and Kian should handle the matter.

a hint of accusation in Zola’s voice toward Bryan for escalating the matter with Vivian and Kian. Now, the situation

why not show the same concern for Bryan? His current rift with

show concern for Bryan? By asking him to release Vivian no matter how many problems she will cause me? Should I just put up with her?” Eileen

yet engaging with Vivian was a needless diversion, especially with Vivian persistently

you’re only going to exacerbate Bryan’s troubles,” Zola

“I apologize,

with sarcasm. “You lavish so much concern

replied in a frosty tone, “I’m not sure if I’m a saint, but you really aren’t making any sense. You ignore your own brother and meddle in someone else’s business all day. Even though you grew up in the Dawson family, Bryan is not your blood sibling. The only person you

things difficult for Bryan,” Zola said, evading the question. “I have other matters to attend to here, so I’m going to hang up

the table and began to rub her temples

stood up, exited the conference room, and took the call in the hallway. “What’s

happened. I’m calling just to say…” Eileen’s tone was light, and her voice was very

felt cheerful. “Have you found out about Vivian’s situation? Who told you that?” he asked, immediately deducing the reason behind Eileen’s sudden expression

about it. I was planning to discuss looking for Milford with her at noon, but she brought that up instead,” Eileen replied, keeping her

grew cold. “Don’t let her bother you. If she brings it up

to search for Milford at noon.” He felt it

Even though Zola didn’t care about Milford and hadn’t asked

to pick Eileen up, and they headed straight to the school. The campus was bustling with students. Since it was dismissal time, Bryan

area, Eileen and Bryan stood out due to their striking looks. Bryan, dressed in a suit and exuding elegance, drew everyone’s attention. People first noticed Bryan and then the