Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 276

Chapter 276:

Judie surmised that Eileen must live in the same building as Bailee, given how quickly Eileen had arrived in her pajamas.

At the moment, however, Judie’s mind was elsewhere. “Eileen! You have to help Roderick!” she exclaimed.

“What happened?” Eileen inquired, her voice laced with concern. The distress evident on Judie’s face prompted Eileen to ask, “Where is he?”

Tears cascaded down Judie’s cheeks. Roderick was her husband, and he had always treated her kindly.

She said, “Your biological mother gambled away too much, and now she can’t cover the debt. She wanted to come to you to borrow money, but the loan sharks refused to let her leave, so they took Roderick hostage.”

Eileen felt a wave of dizziness wash over her. Her mind was already frazzled by her own troubles with Denise and a lack of sleep. Now, Judie’s desperate pleas rang in her ears, pushing her to the brink.

Just then, Bryan stepped out of the elevator and rushed to Eileen’s side, supporting her before she could collapse. His eyes narrowed as he fixed a stern gaze on Judie. “How dare you show your face here?” he said. “Are you looking for trouble?”

He was seething with rage. Startled, Judie’s legs gave out, causing her to stumble backward and collapse onto the floor.

Tears cascaded down her cheeks as she said, “Eileen, you must save Roderick. They’ve only given us a week, and today marks the final day!”

Judie had deliberately left Denise behind, fearing Denise’s harsh attitude might influence Eileen.

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What if Eileen became so enraged that she refused to help Roderick?

“Where exactly is Roderick? Give me the contact details for these people,” Eileen said, trying to maintain her composure.

A flicker of hope shone in Judie’s eyes. “He’s held in South Town by a notorious thug named Bagot Fowler, who always deals in this kind of stuff. Someone powerful is protecting him; he has come close to killing before yet remains untouchable.”

She pulled out her phone and showed the number to Eileen.

Eileen noted the digits and responded icily, “You can leave now. I’ll take it from here. And don’t show your face around here again.”

“Okay!” Judie quickly replied. She rose, dried her tears, and made her way to the elevator. Before leaving, she added, “Eileen, your biological mother owes them half a million dollars. Even though you only want to rescue Roderick, that debt still needs settling…”

It was a roundabout way of acknowledging she owed Eileen at most.

She didn’t have the money, and she was hinting that she wouldn’t pay it.

Eileen, well acquainted with Judie’s antics, wasn’t taken aback by her claim.

have plenty of

for its lax security; it was a

the untrained eye, Bagot appeared to be a formidable villain of the area. However, to anyone versed

hours, and Eileen made the

the fact that Denise had handed over her son to those people.

could Denise claim to

distressing thought, picturing how Roderick had endured the last couple of

in advance. Upon landing in South Town, they drove for

Those who settled here could comfortably support

reason Eileen had recommended Roderick

the loan sharks, they wouldn’t coerce people into borrowing unless they chose

its numerous bumps

supporter throughout the journey. He had reservations about

didn’t want him to worry about her matters anymore. He honored her choice, yet insisted on not letting her travel alone.

when they reached the local police station and hinted at issues involving Bagot, the officers promptly followed

opportunity for Eileen to utilize the expert

breath but was visibly

from the outside but was actually a bustling casino. In the end, over twenty

problem. She hadn’t given him any money back and had

the law by holding him against his will,” Bagot said. “I’ll release him. But Denise owes me

to reclaim the principal amount of a hundred thousand dollars. His years in this line of work had sometimes led him to settle for just the principal

however, was unwilling to negotiate. Aware of Bagot’s involvement in gambling and other dubious activities that could send him

interjected, “I’m taking Roderick with me. You can settle your dispute with

woman hadn’t come to mess with him; she simply wanted to take Roderick away. He quickly

was cluttered with garbage and broken roots. The hovel had no windows, and the door

why Roderick had not attempted to escape. Roderick, too battered to consider fleeing, dropped to his knees as soon as the door creaked open, hands pressed together in desperate plea. “I didn’t take out

somewhat plump, Roderick had lost a noticeable amount of weight. It was late fall, and

fresh scars

dust, ash, and bits of grass. The hovel lacked a basic bed;

he managed to survive the last few days here? “Roderick…”

Roderick’s body tensed, and he abruptly stopped his pleading to

through the door was so bright that Roderick couldn’t see Eileen’s

eyes widened as he exclaimed in disbelief, “Eileen? No… is this really

him a bit; that’s all,” Bagot clarified from outside the hovel. “Why the act, Roderick? Your sister

confirm if it really was Eileen.

twenties, he wept openly, abandoning all pride.

shown your sister wasn’t for nothing. She rushed here the moment she knew you were in trouble. Had you reached out to her earlier like I suggested, you could have avoided all this pain,” Bagot said, trying to appear benevolent in front of Eileen

I asked Roderick for your number so that he could call for help, maybe even some money, but he refused. I urged

with sorrow. “I won’t leave! My sister never borrowed that money. She shouldn’t have to pay it!” Roderick believed he