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.

said, “Who said I was planning to pay back the money? I have plenty of strategies

was notorious for its lax security; it was a small, troubled

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

Eileen made the journey

stemmed not from Denise’s gambling problem but from the fact that Denise

could Denise claim to be

thought, picturing how Roderick

landing in South Town, they drove for over an hour on a winding mountain

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

reason Eileen had

borrowing unless they chose to, so they rarely impacted

road, with its numerous bumps and dips, almost

supporter throughout the journey. He had reservations about

she wanted to see her 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

police station and hinted at issues involving Bagot, the officers promptly followed them and detained the

opportunity for Eileen to utilize the expert knowledge she

escape, muttered curses under his breath but was visibly shaken by the stern gaze of the police

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

problem. She hadn’t

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

argue that while 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 had sometimes led him to settle for just

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

debt to Bagot, so she interjected, “I’m taking Roderick with me. You

wanted to take Roderick away. He quickly gestured toward a hovel behind him.

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

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

of weight. It was late fall, and the room felt distinctly cold,

and fresh scars marred

his body covered in a mix of dust, ash, and bits of grass. The hovel lacked a basic bed; the floor

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

tensed, and he abruptly stopped his pleading

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

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

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

a sidelong glance to confirm if it really was Eileen. Eileen turned to give Bagot an icy

in tears. Despite being in his twenties, he wept openly, abandoning all pride. He lacked

kindness you’ve 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

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

blurred, her heart heavy with sorrow. “I won’t leave! My sister never borrowed that money. She shouldn’t have to pay it!” Roderick believed he was free to leave because he had settled