Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 309

Chapter 309:

Eileen didn’t know why she had said that.

Suddenly, she realized that perhaps she had never truly understood Bryan.

Interrupting her thoughts, Phoebe asked, “How much longer until your due date?”

Glancing at her swollen belly, Eileen’s face softened. “Just under two months,” she replied.

Phoebe sighed inwardly, reflecting on Eileen’s journey. Eileen had left abruptly and would return with a child in tow.

If Bryan discovered that Eileen had made such a significant decision without consulting him, he might lose his temper.

Yet, Phoebe empathized with Eileen. The fewer people who knew about the pregnancy, the safer it was.

“I’m calling dibs on being the godmother,” Phoebe declared. She paused, then quickly added, “And let’s skip any talks of arranging marriages between our kids. We don’t want them to end up resenting each other and straining our friendship.”

Eileen’s eyebrow arched, her voice tinged with surprise. “Wait, are you pregnant, too?”

“Keeping that to myself,” Phoebe replied playfully. “Why should I tell you when you kept your pregnancy a secret from me?”

Eileen chuckled, and in the background, Jacob’s voice could be heard, dripping with sarcasm.

“Darling, pregnancy truly affects a woman’s sense of logic. It might not be the case for Eileen, but it’s certainly evident with you!” he teased.

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While Eileen remained clear-headed and vigilant throughout her pregnancy, keeping her distance from Bryan for the safety of both herself and her unborn child, Phoebe had approached her situation differently. By not telling Eileen about her pregnancy, she was making a point.

“Looking for a fight?” Phoebe shot back. “I’m carrying your child, and you dare speak to me this way? If you keep it up, I’ll let the child carry my last name!”

“In your dreams!” Jacob retorted, standing firm. “I’m the sole heir to the Meyer family. Our child will carry the Meyer name!”

Unbeknownst to them, the call remained connected, and their heated exchange was overheard by Eileen.

“The child is mine. I’ll choose the last name!” Phoebe asserted boldly. “Go ahead, argue with me again.”

The next moment, Jacob declared defiantly, “Fine, I’ll change my last name to Burton too. It will still be my child!”

Phoebe called him shameless, while Jacob, unfazed, continued talking.

Listening to their squabble, Eileen found herself smiling subtly.

Eventually, feeling a mix of amusement and complicated emotions, she ended the call.

Resting one hand on her growing belly, Eileen absently flicked through her phone with the other, her gaze drifting toward the view outside the window. Her focus was distant, lost in her thoughts.

As spring warmed the air overseas, the progress of her pregnancy made her feel increasingly lazy.

Ruby, ever the motivator, often coaxed her into taking walks, insisting it would make childbirth easier.

Yet, when persuasion fell short, Ruby cleverly shifted tactics, suggesting a shopping trip for baby essentials as a ploy to get Eileen out of the house.

soon, she found herself driving

girl — but

said, selecting blue items from the shelves. “This looks

Eileen asked, caught off guard. She

“I have a selfish wish. If it’s a boy, that old lady from the Dawson family will

male heirs, especially since their family

previously favorable opinion of Stella — who had always treated Eileen well — lingering suspicions about Stella’s involvement in Eileen’s breakup with Bryan had sown seeds of bitterness in Ruby’s

it silly of me to feel

outfit into the cart. “This isn’t about being right or wrong. Dwelling on it only

that,” Ruby admitted, her voice tinged

life had been lost because of her haunted her. If not for her, Eileen

things turned out differently, her guilt

shattered only deepened Ruby’s

need to focus on is raising our child well,” Eileen said, gently diverting the

essentials, captivating Eileen’s attention as she filled the

loading their

the baby had lightened Ruby’s mood, and she now looked forward to the baby’s arrival

Eileen noticed a middle-aged woman clutching her chest,

collapsed was hidden from view,

pulled over and

to check

replied, immediately dialing for an ambulance as she

her chest, was frantically searching for something, her

her, her movements quick but steady. “Do you

woman gave a quick nod, her eyes full

a small bottle of fast-acting heart medication. She promptly placed a pill in the woman’s mouth, who

and her body relaxed as she leaned back on the

her hand weakly, but

move or speak,” she said, her tone firm

ceased her movements but gripped Eileen’s

minutes later, Eileen intended to leave. But the woman held on to her hand, silently

accompany her to the

the hospital, the emergency staff, upon learning that Eileen and Ruby were not relatives, began searching the woman’s bag for a phone

the phone, the hospital staff turned to

realized that the woman hailed from the

only a handful of saved contacts. Eileen

almost instantly, and Eileen conversed

hospital, the person

woman had undergone several medical tests. It was revealed that her heart condition was a pre-existing ailment. Fortunately, prompt medication

ensure she was not left unattended in the future due

of a family member, Eileen recorded the doctors’ instructions and

were getting settled, the door to the ward flew open

stormed in, rushing straight toward the

you’re still alive, aren’t you?” he

lift her hand and

my grave with your antics. No disease could ever beat me!” she exclaimed, her

that his mother, Rylie Payne, was okay, he retorted,

chuckled at their exchange. Surely, only a true mother and son

where Eileen and Ruby stood. Both of them had been completely