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.

planning to pay back the money? I have plenty of strategies

was notorious for its lax security; it was

of the area. However, to anyone versed in the law, Bagot

South Town took two hours, and Eileen made

problem but from the fact that Denise had handed over

claim to be

Roderick

in South Town, they drove for over

excellent transportation links. Those who settled here could comfortably support their families

reason Eileen had recommended

people into borrowing unless they chose to, so they rarely impacted the lives of

mountainous road, with its numerous bumps and dips,

supporter throughout the journey. He had

brother, Roderick, or if she didn’t want him to worry about her matters anymore. He honored her choice, yet insisted on not letting her travel alone. Eileen understood his

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

no opportunity for Eileen to utilize

muttered curses under his breath but was

was actually a bustling casino. In

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

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

illegal, he was entitled to reclaim the principal amount of

involvement in gambling and other dubious activities that could send him to prison for life, she

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

Roderick away. He

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

Eileen opened the door, she understood 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 the loan. It was my mother, not me. Please,

had lost a noticeable amount of weight. It was late fall, and the room felt distinctly

fresh scars marred

bits of grass. The hovel lacked a basic

to survive the last few days here? “Roderick…” Eileen’s voice quivered as she

Roderick’s body tensed, and he abruptly stopped his

the door was so bright that Roderick couldn’t

as he exclaimed in

I scared him a bit; that’s all,” Bagot clarified from outside the

if it really was Eileen. Eileen

looked away, Roderick caught a full view of her face and broke down in tears. Despite being in his twenties, he wept openly, abandoning

were in trouble. Had you reached out to

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

My sister never borrowed that money. She shouldn’t have to pay