Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 275

Chapter 275:

“Back then, Julio was as famous as Bryan. Every girl at school was crazy about him and collected his pictures,” Jacob said.

Jacob and Bryan were a bit younger than Julio and didn’t go to the same university as him.

Jacob had heard these stories from others and was exaggerating them a bit.

Bryan just smiled, choosing not to interrupt, but then he remembered how Eileen used to refer to Julio.

He lifted his gaze and saw Eileen nodding along with Jacob. “Yes, that’s true—Julio was quite popular,” she said with a smile.

She seemed to hold Julio in high regard.

Bryan leaned in and whispered, “Have you collected his pictures, then?”

His voice carried a hint of jealousy and tension. Eileen was taken aback, turning to face him but found herself at a loss for words.

She had merely admired Julio back in their college days; it was nothing serious.

Seeing her expression, Bryan understood something. His face darkened as he leaned closer to her.

“Mr. Freguson, I’ll have my assistant discuss the fees for that legal notice with you,” he said.

His comment was a deliberate attempt to distance himself from any personal connection to Julio. Bryan then placed his hand on Eileen’s shoulder, adopting a more formal and distant demeanor toward Julio.

Julio noticed the shift and just smiled. “Let’s save that for another time. We’re here to relax, not to talk about work.” But what else was there to discuss? Were they supposed to talk about whether Eileen still kept Julio’s photos? Besides that, only Eileen had attended school with Julio. The others barely knew him; they didn’t share any mutual friends.

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Bryan, sitting close to Eileen, listened with cold detachment to the conversation between Jacob and Julio. Jacob interacted with Julio as if they were old friends. Eileen figured that keeping her distance from Julio might help alleviate Bryan’s jealousy. Once Bryan got jealous, it would take a lot of soothing on her part to calm him down.

After a while, Phoebe led Eileen to the bathroom. Zola, feeling a bit out of place among the men, followed them out.

“Eileen, do you actually know Julio?” Zola asked. Everyone sensed Bryan’s irritation, except for Jacob.

“We attended the same university,” Eileen replied. Zola nodded, then asked, “Do you know about Julio’s connection to Benita?”

It was just the three of them in the hallway. Phoebe clutched Eileen’s arm; she had been about to discuss this with Eileen.

passed away just after he was born. Not long after, Benita’s mom

family’s company after his graduation. At that time, Benita had been nineteen. During a family gathering, scandalous

Julio from a privileged position to one

had been expelled

it was all a misunderstanding. Since no one had believed it, Benita’s reputation had been shattered, leading her to start indulging herself. Her personal life had become a

somewhat oblivious to high society drama, so she had been

that she was in the know, she felt a pang of

law,” she said. “He must have really

said, “It was more than just effort. His dad tried to hold him back. Julio had to change his name and work under the radar until he earned enough recognition

to return to the

mix of admiration

has its dark secrets. Eileen, don’t ask Bryan to

words dampened Eileen’s mood. Zola stood at the sink washing her hands, speaking in a tone that seemed

words left Eileen

to

that wasn’t her. Eileen knew that Zola had never upset Stella nor

having married Bryan after so many years, Zola still managed to keep Brandon and

Eileen, there was a hint of displeasure in her voice

myself by asking Bryan to challenge the Freguson family for Julio,” Eileen

After Zola finished washing her hands, she

words. Once her hands were dry, she slid them into her

deeper. However, to the Dawson family and to me,

to be close to Bryan, leaving Eileen at a

in their business for their

all, Zola showed a preference for being near Stella and

Eileen understood correctly, that

aren’t married, I’ll stand up for you if you’re treated unfairly outside the family. But in this family, my

that moment, she remained silent. Upon

hypocritical type, so she

tell everyone,” Phoebe said, linking arms with Eileen and brushing

listening to their conversation and occasionally saying

announce her

was

and Phoebe’s relationship

to marry into the family they had chosen and couldn’t provide any

still wanted Phoebe back since she

her status as the daughter of the Burton family, and the Meyer family also came to accept her