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.

prospect piqued Eileen’s interest, and soon, she found herself

— but secretly hoping for a daughter — Eileen gravitated towards pink baby

selecting blue items from the shelves.

asked, caught off guard. She

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

like the Dawson family, there was a marked preference for male heirs,

opinion of Stella — who had always treated Eileen well — lingering suspicions

“Is it silly of me to

“This isn’t about being right or wrong. Dwelling on it only serves

so understanding, but I struggle with that,” Ruby admitted, her voice tinged

because of her haunted her. If not for her, Eileen would never have

differently,

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

variety of baby essentials, captivating Eileen’s attention as she filled the

staff assisted them in loading their purchases into the car,

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

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

was hidden from view,

pulled over

to check on that

Ruby replied, immediately dialing for an ambulance as she got out to

chest, was frantically searching for something, her

but steady.

quick nod, her eyes full of

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

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

hand weakly, but Eileen gently

move or speak,” she said, her

woman ceased her movements but gripped Eileen’s

But the woman held on

accompany her to the

not relatives, began

with the phone, the hospital staff turned to Eileen

woman hailed

had only a handful of saved contacts. Eileen

answered almost instantly, and Eileen conversed

owner was now in the hospital, the person on the other

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

family ensure she was not left unattended in the future due to

member, Eileen recorded the doctors’ instructions and helped transfer the woman

the door to the ward flew open with

stormed in, rushing straight toward the

you’re still alive, aren’t you?” he exclaimed, his face filled with

to lift her hand and deliver

your antics. No disease could ever beat me!” she exclaimed, her voice full of energy

Rylie Payne, was okay, he retorted, “Just

true mother

of the bed where Eileen and Ruby stood. Both of them had