Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 286

Chapter 286:

It took a slap on the back of his head from Phoebe for Jacob to realize what was happening.

“Eileen, have you picked out your best man and maid of honor yet?” Phoebe turned to ask Eileen.

Eileen shook her head. “Not yet, but we’re considering a few candidates, including you, Jacob, Bailee, and Huey. Milford heard about the wedding and is excited to be best man. He might even bring the girl from the Vance family to liven things up. The more, the merrier.” She had some potential choices in mind, just waiting for the suitable ones to confirm.

“That sounds perfect,” Phoebe replied. “For our wedding, you two must be our best man and maid of honor. We’ve also got a few people lined up, and maybe Bailee and her boyfriend can join the fun, too.”

While Eileen and Phoebe were talking, Jacob pulled Bryan aside to smoke in the corridor.

“Kian isn’t on my guest list. That makes me a pretty good friend for you, right?” Jacob asked.

Bryan held a cigarette between his fingers but refrained from smoking. “Should I praise you for that?”

“You’re such a buzzkill.” Jacob rolled his eyes. After a pause, he said, “What about Zola? Do you plan to invite her?”

Bryan had excluded both Brandon and Lydia from his wedding guest list and had gone as far as blacklisting them. Given her association with them, Zola wouldn’t be invited either.

“No.” Bryan said bluntly. Since Zola had been together with Kian, he considered her a stranger.

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“Right. She wouldn’t enjoy it without any friends there anyway. She’d just be bored going alone,” Jacob remarked. Meanwhile, Eileen and Phoebe were summoned to try on wedding dresses for the photo shoot.

Eileen’s wedding gown was being custom-made in Italy and would be sent here half a month before the wedding. Eileen had never worn a wedding dress before, and the experience of trying one on in the studio made her heart race.

A store assistant wearing white gloves assisted her by zipping up the dress and adjusting the padding.

She then flared the skirt and asked, “Miss Curtis, do you need any more adjustments? If not, I’ll open the curtain to the fitting room.”

The dress felt similar to a gown, yet it was elaborately detailed. Clutching her chest, Eileen shook her head. “No, it’s perfect now.”

The assistant exited the fitting room first and then drew back the curtain.

Suddenly, the light intensified, and the brilliant crystal chandelier cast colorful reflections from the diamonds adorning Eileen’s dress.

The light accentuated Eileen’s elegant neck and collarbone, enhancing her natural beauty despite her bare face.

casually on the

though the entire room

with the pure white of the dress and

on his knees,

the room, and with a subtle raise of his eyebrow,

arm around her slender waist and murmured in her ear, “There are

his suggestion made her feel resigned. She looked at his serious face and burst into laughter. “But what if the female photographer falls

looked at a bit more, but I can’t let you experience that,” Bryan said

pondered seriously for a moment and said, “What if the

her forehead. “Nonsense, I’ll handle the photo editing myself.” He gave her a quick look, then went to ask a staff member to arrange for the female photographer. After a full day of photography, Bryan insisted on personally

know how to do that?” Phoebe asked Bryan,

for giving

Bryan’s editing of the wedding photos would turn out. She tempted to ask him to edit hers and Jacob’s as well, but she doubted

leave, taking the USB with the photo

going to be so time-consuming. You’re already swamped with work; this is going to be exhausting for you,” Eileen said as the neon lights outside flickered into the car. She

parked here all day, felt chilly inside since it

tired lately, so I figured working on these tonight would be ideal. It won’t

a meaningful look, aware that their evening routines

been lounging around, visibly drained. Hearing Bryan’s words made Eileen’s cheeks flush, and she murmured softly, “You should use this time to get some proper

an eyebrow, his voice deep.

bundle of energy, always occupied yet seemingly never worn out. “The doctor mentioned that having sex every day might negatively affect the quality of your

expression soured. “That’s advice meant for older

comment caused Bryan’s expression to darken. His jaw clenched as he cast a sidelong glance at her.

few days earlier, Eileen had gotten her period and thought it might be affected due to

more reserved, intending to take

felt she needed to learn a lesson. He would prove to her that he had been unjustly doubted. They had dinner in

finished. Once the wedding photos are here, we’ll hang them up. Then all that’s left is for you to marry me and move in,”

of his shoes, placed the USB on the table, and swiftly lifted her,

arms around his neck, catching the intense look in his eyes.

quality isn’t great, so I need to sleep with you often to boost our chances,” Bryan said earnestly, taking her to the bathroom and

against her chest, causing her to

removed her shirt, leaving her

soft whisper of

resist him?

her own stamina that

the lead tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll start working on the wedding photos,” Bryan murmured soothingly, guiding her hands to the buttons on his shirt. “Unbutton this