Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 254

Chapter 254:

As the sun set on an early autumn evening, a chill wafted through the air. Eileen, donned in a sleek black trench coat, stood at the curb outside the educational institution, her gaze intermittently shifting to her wristwatch. She idly kicked a small pebble, watching it skitter under a distant streetlight. She narrowed her eyes as a car approached silently.

She moved to the edge of the road as the car smoothly halted in front of her. The passenger door opened slightly, and as she pulled it wider, a burst of red caught her eye—inside was a bouquet of bright red roses, their lush petals dotted with tiny water droplets.

Bryan turned on the lights, making the droplets glisten like jewels.

“Why the sudden flowers?” Eileen asked, a hint of a smile forming as she picked up the roses, smelling them before holding them close and sliding into the car.

Bryan immediately locked the doors and leaned toward her. Eileen’s body became rigid against the seat as his amplified profile approached within inches of her face.

He glanced downward, his hand, veins visible, sliding around her slim waist as he retrieved the seatbelt from the space between her and the seat.

“They’re for Jacob,” Bryan replied.

Eileen’s smile froze.

She was still adjusting to the flowers Bryan had given her; she had never received flowers from him before. Holding them close brought warmth to her heart, but now he claimed they were meant for Jacob?

“Just kidding,” Bryan said, his gentle chuckle filling the air. After helping Eileen buckle her seatbelt, he started the car. “What made you come out so early today?”

He had arrived ten minutes before the agreed time, only to find her already waiting outside.

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A blush tinted Eileen’s cheeks, but she tried to appear calm. “It was too quiet after everyone left, and I didn’t like being there alone, so I came out a bit earlier.”

Roses for Jacob? She chastised herself for even entertaining the thought.

The evening streetlights began twinkling on, guiding their way to the hospital.

Jacob was in the hospital’s VIP ward. That hospital was a place Eileen knew all too well, as Ruby had once occupied the same space.

Familiar with the layout, Eileen led Bryan straight to Jacob’s ward. The hospital corridors were quiet in the evening. They stepped out of the elevator, and their footsteps echoed through the empty hall.

The door to Jacob’s room was slightly open, allowing the sound of heated discussions to escape.

family acted inappropriately, you broke off your engagement with my daughter after being with Phoebe. Surely,

ordeal when she was with you. Phoebe provoked her into undermining

Phoebe, at the foot of the bed, distractedly fiddled with

visibly annoyed. He was no match for

room, Eileen felt

trying to make things difficult for Phoebe; she had clearly been manipulated, and now the Beckett family was using that

glaring display

His icy gaze

door, uttered a soft gasp. Sensing Bryan’s icy demeanor, Megan instinctively backed away. The Beckett couple turned, their faces a mix

a weak smile. “Mr. Dawson, we didn’t expect to see you here. Perhaps we could revisit our

about that again?” Bryan guided Eileen into the room with a gentle motion of his arm. His imposing presence made the Beckett family members instinctively huddle together, withdrawing to a corner. “Sit here and wait for me.” Bryan told Eileen, leading her to sit on the sofa. He knew

toward Eileen, his heart sinking

difficult for Eileen, which had clearly upset Bryan. Stuart quickly turned to Megan, his gaze piercing. “What are you waiting

reluctance stemming not from defiance but from the precarious state of her family’s finances and

what it was about Eileen

Megan,” Megan’s mother

meters from Bryan, acutely aware of

back at her parents, her eyes wet with tears, then gathered her strength

arrogant, burst into mocking laughter. The sound of Phoebe’s laughter brought a rush of shame to Megan’s face, and she

then saw Eileen casually lounging on the sofa, twirling her hair and

to Eileen,” Bryan

her

was impossible! Stuart hesitated for a few

Megan’s response was immediate. “She doesn’t

his cold gaze piercing Megan as sharply

as if she were being strangled by an unseen hand, and she

and slapping her across the face.

twisting as she was about to stumble,

face as she defiantly met Eileen’s

an apology from Megan would be anything but

raised her eyes and said, “No need. I can’t bear

Megan’s mother decisively. She released Megan and strode toward Eileen. “Mom!” Megan caught her mother’s arm. “You don’t need

A heavy silence filled the spacious hospital room, weighing

here. If she lingers, not only will your family receive no assistance, but