Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 259

Chapter 259:

As the rain lightened, the journey became significantly safer. The car moved under forty miles an hour, the heater working efficiently. Perhaps the warmth had caused Eileen to gradually feel her discomfort. The remnants of the drug that had knocked her out were still in effect. The warmer she got, the colder her clothing felt. She leaned back in the passenger seat, curling up and glancing at the man beside her. “I’ve been missing for so long, dressed like this. How can you still believe nothing has happened?” Her voice was soft yet distinct in the quiet of the car. Bryan kept his eyes on the road and responded firmly, “If something had really happened, you’d be looking at a corpse.” His entire focus was on Eileen’s safety.

He feared that delay might lead to something irreversible happening, making Eileen unable to stand herself. He knew Eileen well. Feeling somewhat frail, Eileen closed her eyes to rest.

Though it was the wee hours, the hotel was brightly lit, and the guests who had checked in were gathered in the lobby. Megan was nowhere to be found in the hotel except in Kian’s room, which the hotel manager hesitated to enter.

“Which room is Kian in?” Bailee asked. “If you’re too scared to barge in, I’ll do it.”

The manager was visibly shaken and reluctant to get involved. “Ms. Brooks, please, calm down. Didn’t Mr. Dawson just call to say he found your sister? Why don’t we wait for Mr. Dawson to return, alright?” The information from hotel guests was confidential. He could inform Bryan because of Bryan’s high status, but… he couldn’t tell Bailee this. If he told Bailee and Kian sought someone to blame, how could he justify his actions then?

Bailee instantly understood the manager’s hesitation. “Are you aware that I’m acting on Mr. Dawson’s behalf right now? If Megan or Kian gets away, do you think you won’t be held accountable?”

The manager felt resigned. He pondered briefly before making a quick decision. “I can only give you Mr. Warren’s room number; I won’t accompany you upstairs.”

“Okay.” Bailee was not stupid. She knew better than to barge in recklessly, especially since she was no match for Kian in a fight. Her role was simply to block the door and wait for Bryan to return with Eileen. She grabbed the room card for Kian’s room and headed straight to the fifth floor, picking up a broom on the way.

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Upon reaching Kian’s room, she used the broom to block the door from the outside. When Megan noticed the rain had eased and tried to escape, she found the door wouldn’t budge. Panic set in. She said anxiously, “Kian, Bryan must have found out something! If he gets angry, you have to help me!”

Kian didn’t care. Since he had no plans to leave, he figured the door would eventually be opened from the outside. “Just calm down. Stay here and stop talking,” he said, a bit sleepily, wondering what Bryan was doing now. Were Bryan and Eileen arguing? Would they break up?

After taking Eileen back to the hotel, Bryan helped her into her room for a hot shower and changed her into dry clothes. Then, he felt ready to handle other matters. “I’m going downstairs to see Kian. Do you want to rest here or come with me?” he asked Eileen.

feel sleepy at all. She

quickly got up and rushed over to Eileen. She embraced Eileen tightly, tears streaming down her face. “Eileen, I was terrified! It’s pouring outside. All I could think about were those horror movies where the villains hide the bodies

Eileen.

Bailee’s words overwhelming. With a dazed expression, he asked, “Where are

can’t find her. I think she’s hiding in there!” Then, she turned

for a moment before turning to Eileen. “It’s getting late.

of her, Eileen quickly said, “Be smart about this. At least don’t

too lenient; make him wish he

Bryan discovered you had gone missing, he rushed out into the storm to find you. He said he was risking his life.”

rain, knowing his delay could mean greater danger for Eileen. Bailee recounted everything that had happened and

wasted a second to go out to find her.

you?” Bailee asked. Seeing that Eileen had

met Bailee’s concerned look, realizing Bailee had deduced something from her change of clothes. She said, “Kian handed me over to Benjamin, but Benjamin didn’t actually

speaking, Bailee grasped her hand urgently and asked, “Does

brother-in-law?” Eileen was confused. It wasn’t the first time

Bailee said firmly. “I decided to address Bryan that

not to correct

rest and wake up early the next day for what he called a good show. The hotel settled into silence. The morning

the previous night,

Bailee was up early and

previous day’s events, which gave her a headache, but she didn’t want to dampen the mood. She swiftly

you here?” Eileen glanced towards Bryan’s room and inquired, “Where’s

went to the fifth floor. He specifically asked me to wait here until you were up and to escort you downstairs.” After a pause, Raymond added,

in and whispered to Eileen excitedly, “Do you think Bryan has crippled Kian? Or did he actually