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

she was expecting a boy or a girl — but secretly hoping for a daughter — Eileen gravitated towards pink baby

blue items from the shelves.

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

a tiny outfit, paused before responding, “I have a selfish wish. If it’s a boy, that old lady from the Dawson family will deeply regret her

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

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

gentle smile, placing a tiny outfit into the cart. “This isn’t about being right

with that,” Ruby admitted,

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

differently, her guilt might

Eileen hurt and shattered only deepened Ruby’s desire to

will be ours. All we need to focus on is raising our child well,” Eileen said, gently diverting the

baby essentials, captivating Eileen’s attention as she

in loading their purchases into the car, and

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

of the underground parking lot, Eileen noticed a middle-aged woman

woman collapsed was hidden from

over and

to check on that woman,”

dialing for an ambulance as she got

still clutching her chest, was frantically searching

her movements quick but steady.

a quick nod,

She promptly placed a pill in the woman’s mouth, who swallowed

eased, and her body relaxed as she leaned back on the pavement, looking

to speak, moving her hand weakly, but Eileen gently

Try not to move or speak,” she said, her

ceased her movements but gripped

intended to leave. But the woman held

to accompany

Ruby were not relatives,

with the phone, the

moment, Eileen realized that the woman hailed

only a handful of saved contacts. Eileen promptly dialed a number labeled

was answered almost instantly, and Eileen conversed fluently in a

owner was now in the hospital, the person on the other end quickly ended the call and hurried

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

strongly recommended that her family ensure she was not left unattended in the future due

Eileen recorded the doctors’ instructions and helped transfer

they were getting settled, the door to the ward flew open with a

rushing straight toward

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

the woman managed to lift her

you’ll be the one who drives me to my grave with your antics. No disease could ever beat me!” she

he retorted, “Just give me a heads-up when you’re

exchange. Surely, only a true mother

foot of the bed where