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.

Lɒtєѕτ chɑρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝑛ovє𝓁𝓈.𝑐𝓞𝓂

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.

I have plenty of strategies to rescue Roderick. And paying the money back? That’s Denise’s concern,

its lax security; it was a small,

appeared to be a formidable villain of the area. However, to

two hours, and Eileen made

from the fact that Denise had handed over her son to those people. Eileen clenched her jaw

claim to be

Roderick had endured

Town, they drove for over an hour on a

transportation links. Those who

Eileen had

into borrowing unless they chose to,

bumps and dips, almost made Eileen

her steadfast supporter throughout the journey. He

her matters anymore. He honored her choice, yet insisted on

they reached the local police station and hinted at issues involving Bagot, the

no opportunity for Eileen to utilize the expert knowledge she had

curses under his breath but was visibly

like a small factory from the outside but was actually a bustling casino. In the end, over

about Roderick, Bagot realized Denise was the problem. She hadn’t given him

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

charging high interest might be illegal, he was entitled to reclaim the principal amount of a hundred thousand dollars. His years in this line of work

Bagot’s involvement in gambling and other dubious activities

Denise would handle her debt to Bagot, so she interjected, “I’m

taken aback. So, this woman hadn’t come to mess with him; she simply wanted to take Roderick away. He quickly gestured toward

environment here was deplorable. The path to the hovel was cluttered with garbage and broken roots. The hovel had no windows, and the door

his knees as soon as the door creaked open, hands pressed together in desperate plea. “I didn’t take out the loan. It was my mother, not me.

weight. It was late fall, and the room

fresh

covered in a mix of dust, ash, and bits

few days here? “Roderick…” Eileen’s voice quivered as she spoke

body tensed, and he abruptly stopped

so bright that Roderick couldn’t see

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

a bit; that’s all,” Bagot clarified from outside the hovel. “Why

glance to confirm if it

of her face and broke down in tears. Despite being in his twenties, he wept openly, abandoning all pride. He lacked even the strength to stand, instead crawling to Eileen’s feet and

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,”

was looking for you. I asked Roderick for your number so that he could call for help, maybe even some money, but he refused. I urged him multiple times, yet

She shouldn’t have to