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.

up, she took the opportunity to say directly, “Here’s the story. Julio is Benita’s half-brother. His mom passed away just after he was born.

time, Benita had been

had shifted Julio from a privileged position to

expelled from

it, Benita’s reputation had been shattered, leading her to start indulging herself. Her personal life had become a mess, involving numerous men, while her parents remained

been in school and somewhat oblivious to high society drama, so she had been

the know, she felt

switched to law,” she said. “He

tried to hold him back. Julio had to change his name and work under the radar until he earned enough

Julio’s determination to return

Julio’s story stirred a mix of admiration and

upper class is like that,” Zola said. “Every family has its dark secrets. Eileen, don’t ask Bryan to help Julio just because you know

stood at the sink washing her hands, speaking in a tone that

seemingly casual words left

were the type to

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

many years, Zola still managed to keep Brandon and his

when she was with Eileen, there was a

insight are impeccable. I almost embarrassed myself by asking Bryan to challenge

finished washing

Once her hands were dry, she slid them into her pockets

I just follow Bryan’s parents’ wishes, my bond with Bryan goes much deeper. However, to the Dawson family and to me,

to Bryan, leaving Eileen at a

in their business for their own

all, Zola showed a preference

understood correctly, that

unfairly outside the family. But in this family, my loyalty

dodged her touch. When Phoebe emerged from the bathroom at that moment,

wasn’t the hypocritical type, so she

I have something to tell everyone,” Phoebe said, linking arms with Eileen and

tagged along, listening to their

to announce her wedding

date was set

initially been against Jacob and Phoebe’s relationship since Phoebe had

marry into the

Burton family declared they still wanted Phoebe back since she and Jacob were a

Burton family, and