Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 249

Chapter 249:

“Benjamin?” Bailee peeked over from the couch, a smile spreading across her face as she saw Benjamin.

Benjamin strolled in, a gift in hand, only to be taken aback by the bandages wrapped around Bailee’s leg. “What happened to you?” he asked.

Bailee waved a dismissive hand. “It’s nothing serious. Just a minor injury. Truth be told, I feel like I could walk fine, but my sister and the others are making a mountain out of a molehill, insisting I stay home to recuperate.”

Once inside, Benjamin offered a warm greeting to Ruby. He felt somewhat uneasy, partially because Eileen’s reaction upon seeing him had been unexpectedly indifferent.

Besides, unaware of Bailee’s leg injury, he had only bought some health supplements for Ruby, which now seemed like a woefully inadequate gesture.

Ruby hauled herself up with the aid of a walker and enthusiastically ushered Benjamin to the sofa. Her eyes then landed on Eileen.

“Eileen, come here; take a seat!” she said.

“Okay, Mom,” Eileen replied, settling beside Bailee while maintaining a cautious distance from Benjamin.

She leaned closer to Bailee, whispering, “Why is Benjamin here?” Bailee’s brow furrowed in surprise. “Didn’t I ask you about it? Mom wanted Benjamin to come over, and you agreed.”

Eileen suddenly thought of something. Bailee had said something to her on the balcony, but she hadn’t paid much attention to it.

“Why does this man look so familiar?”

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Huey emerged from the direction of the washroom, planting himself in the doorway as he looked at Benjamin, certain he had seen Benjamin before. Benjamin recognized Huey and introduced himself with a slight nod. “Hello, I am Nash, Mr. Warren’s assistant.”

“You’re the assistant of that scheming Kian?” Huey blurted out. Bailee gasped, her eyes widening as she quickly signaled for Huey to be quiet.

Huey quickly stopped talking.

Memories resurfaced of helping Bailee hunt for a job, only to face rejection after rejection. Huey vividly recalled Bailee’s tear-stained face as anger and disappointment had overwhelmed her—a grievance he wouldn’t forget.

“Benjamin, please don’t take it personally. Huey has a habit of speaking very directly, but he doesn’t mean anything by it,” Bailee said, offering an awkward explanation.

Benjamin replied, “It’s okay.”

The awkward atmosphere dissipated as the delivery arrived, and Eileen began laying out the food on the table.

With Huey as a guest and both Bailee and Ruby’s mobility limited, Benjamin rose and offered his assistance to Eileen in the dining room.

“Thank you, but you’re a guest; I can handle this on my own,” Eileen said to Benjamin politely.

Benjamin, however, remained undeterred, continuing to help Eileen. “Come on, Mr. Warren isn’t here?”

Eileen’s

Mr. Warren received a call. Someone told him you

upon hearing that. Was Bryan the one who had divulged such

with

them, whoever informed Kian of their argument undoubtedly harbored ulterior motives. This

lacked concrete evidence, the mere thought sent a shiver down Eileen’s

it was an expected reality; she and Bryan were indeed besieged on all sides, their

about it to avoid any awkwardness if Mr. Dawson shows up later,” Benjamin said. He could no

mustered a smile, resuming her task of setting the table before telling the others to

light and delicate flavors, the fare carefully curated to accommodate Ruby’s

to see you bouncing back like this! I’m genuinely surprised and thrilled!” Huey said, his voice tinged with nostalgia. He recalled the harrowing day a year ago when

foreseen

down her fork,

fully healed. When it’s time for the

found their partners, all that remained was for her to regain her strength to walk with steadfast grace. Then, they could hold the wedding

imbued with unabashed loyalty. Bailee flushed with embarrassment and shot Huey a glare before resuming her

meal, she and Benjamin had barely

inexplicable, particularly concerning Ruby’s apparent fondness

man of few words, and Ruby’s struggles to articulate her thoughts compounded the

lingering for over an hour past the end of dinner, Benjamin

together… It would be good for me to

wafted through the

fixed on

times, he had contemplated going up, only to stop himself at the last moment. The thought of visiting Ruby at this juncture seemed too rash. Nonetheless, he

the quiet

ensnared. They are planning to invest all their

Megan had been the one tailing Eileen, Bryan had instructed Raymond to teach the Beckett

continued, “However, it seems there are others following Ms. Curtis as well.” He

eyes, a chilling darkness spreading through his pupils. “Find a way to deal

help but inwardly sigh, knowing that the incessant turmoil stemmed from the fact that too many women were obsessed

out of the car, extinguished his cigarette, and tossed it into

the dimly lit area when he

to each other in a manner

Ruby between them

see me off too far. I can manage on

With furrowed brows, she brought Eileen and Benjamin’s hands together. “Be good to each other,” she said,

causing Ruby to stumble with any sudden

Eileen gently touched Ruby’s arm with the other hand, her confusion

slowly loosened her grip, shyly

puzzled, her

what Ruby meant. When a piercing gaze was thrown her way, she instinctively felt a chill run down her