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.

planning to pay back the money? I have plenty of strategies to rescue Roderick. And paying

Town was notorious for its lax security; it was

be a formidable villain of the area. However, to anyone versed

hours, and Eileen made the journey herself, eager to rescue Roderick as

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

claim

distressing thought, picturing how Roderick had endured the last

arranged transportation in advance. Upon landing in South Town, they drove for over an hour on a winding

links. Those who settled here could comfortably

reason Eileen had

loan sharks, they wouldn’t coerce people into borrowing unless they chose to, so they rarely impacted

its numerous bumps and dips, almost

the journey. He had reservations about her coming here, but she

to see her brother, Roderick, or if she didn’t want him to worry about her matters anymore. He honored her choice, yet

issues involving Bagot, the

to utilize the expert knowledge she had learned from

under his breath but was visibly shaken by

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

Eileen inquired about Roderick, Bagot realized Denise was the problem. She hadn’t given him any money back and had only caused

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

to 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

negotiate. Aware of Bagot’s involvement in gambling and other dubious activities that could send him to prison for life, she

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

come to mess with him; she simply wanted to take Roderick away. He quickly gestured toward a hovel behind him. “Fine. He’s in there. You can

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

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.

It was late fall, and the room felt distinctly

old and fresh scars

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

had he managed to survive the last few days

and he abruptly

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

in disbelief, “Eileen? No… is this

not dumb. I scared him a bit; that’s all,” Bagot clarified from outside the hovel.

Roderick trembled, daring only a sidelong glance to confirm if it

she looked away, Roderick caught a full view 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 clutching her leg

the 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

I asked Roderick for your number so that he could call for help, maybe

My sister never borrowed that money. She shouldn’t have to pay it!” Roderick believed he