Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 254

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.

Beckett family acted inappropriately, you broke off your engagement with my daughter after being with Phoebe. Surely, you agree that some form of restitution is

you. Phoebe provoked her into undermining

Phoebe, at the foot of

up on his pillows, looked visibly annoyed. He was

room, Eileen felt unfairly

clearly been manipulated, and now the Beckett family was using that to their advantage,

a glaring display of

noticeably. His icy gaze was

icy demeanor, Megan instinctively backed away. The Beckett couple turned, their

Beckett, Megan’s father, forced a weak smile. “Mr. Dawson, we didn’t expect to see you

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 that engaging with the Beckett family would be a

toward Eileen, his heart sinking

Bryan. Stuart quickly turned to Megan, his gaze piercing.

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

what it was about Eileen that

Megan,” Megan’s mother murmured, giving

three meters from Bryan, acutely

glanced back at her parents, her eyes wet with tears, then gathered her strength and said, “Mr. Dawson, I’m

sound of Phoebe’s laughter brought a rush of shame to Megan’s face, and she glared at Phoebe

on the sofa, twirling her

Bryan said, his tone sharp and

was taken aback, her eyes widening in

to apologize to Eileen? That was impossible! Stuart hesitated for a

Megan’s response was immediate. “She

piercing

breath caught in her throat as if she were being strangled by an unseen

arm roughly and slapping her across

her face, her body twisting as she was about to stumble, but her mother’s firm grip prevented her from

face as

from Megan would

“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

filled the spacious hospital room,

sharply. “If you had any sense, you’d get Megan out of here. If she lingers, not

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