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.

found herself driving both herself and Ruby

a girl — but secretly hoping for a daughter — Eileen

it’s a boy,” Ruby said, selecting blue items from the shelves. “This looks

boys?” Eileen asked, caught off guard. She hadn’t realized Ruby had a

paused before responding, “I have a selfish wish. If it’s a boy,

the Dawson family, there was a marked preference for male heirs, especially since their family rules stipulated that only male descendants could inherit the family

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

of me to feel this

replied with a gentle smile, placing a tiny outfit into the cart. “This isn’t about being right or wrong. Dwelling on it only serves to frustrate us further. Why let it bother

I struggle with that,” Ruby admitted, her voice tinged

precious years of Eileen’s life had been lost because of her haunted her. If not for

out differently, her guilt might

now, seeing Eileen hurt and shattered only deepened Ruby’s desire to bear that pain in Eileen’s

will be ours. All we need to focus on is raising our child well,” Eileen said, gently diverting the conversation as she picked up a pair of newborn

of baby essentials, captivating Eileen’s attention as she

they paid, the mall staff assisted them in loading their

Ruby’s mood, and she now looked forward to the

Eileen noticed a middle-aged woman clutching her

area where the woman collapsed was hidden from view,

quickly pulled over and

to check on that woman,”

Ruby replied, immediately dialing for an ambulance as

chest, was frantically

but steady. “Do you have any medication with

gave a quick nod, her

heart medication. She promptly placed a pill in the woman’s mouth, who swallowed it eagerly, even

began to subside. Her breathing eased, and her body

hand weakly, but Eileen

an ambulance. Try not to move or

movements but gripped

arrived ten minutes later, Eileen intended to leave. But the woman held on to her hand, silently pleading for her and Ruby to

they agreed to 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 to inform her

barriers with the phone, the hospital

that moment, Eileen realized that the woman

of saved

call was answered almost instantly, and Eileen conversed fluently

the phone’s owner was now in the hospital, the person on the

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

not left unattended in

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

getting settled, the door to the ward

rushing straight toward

alive, aren’t you?” he exclaimed, his face

frailty, the woman managed to lift her hand and deliver a slap

drives me to my grave with your antics. No disease could ever beat me!” she exclaimed, her voice full of energy despite her

ensuring that his mother, Rylie Payne, was okay, he retorted, “Just give me a heads-up when you’re ready to go, and I’ll be there

Surely, only a true mother and son could interact with such

the foot of the bed where Eileen and Ruby stood. Both