Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 323

Chapter 323:

Eileen stared at Jacob without a hint of emotion, not even blinking.

Jacob squirmed under her gaze and quickly put his phone away.

“Eileen, you’re scaring him,” Phoebe said, defending Jacob for the first time and pulling him behind her. “He might be a bit foolish, but only I get to give him a hard time. Your stare nearly swallowed him whole. Why are you starting to act like Bryan?”

Jacob quickly hid behind Phoebe and muttered, “Honey, she’s so fierce. Let’s have a son and marry him to her daughter in the future. Then her daughter will have to respect me. I’d like to see if she still dares to give me that 100k then.”

“Lil’ Gabriela is godmother now, and you’re her godfather. Even if we don’t arrange Gabriela’s marriage, she’ll still be your goddaughter,” Phoebe gently patted Jacob’s head. “You can leave us alone now. I need to have a chat with Eileen.”

The kitchen buzzed with dinner preparations, and Jacob went to help.

Eileen cradled Gabriela in her arms, her gaze soft, a stark contrast to the fierceness she had shown Jacob earlier.

“There’s something I’ve wanted to say for a while now. You can’t keep the child a secret from Bryan forever. He is the father of this child and deserves to know,” Phoebe said, observing Eileen’s expression closely.

Eileen paused, her eyelids lifting slightly as her long eyelashes fluttered. “I didn’t plan to keep it a secret from him forever, but until our relationship is settled, I can’t say anything about it to him.”

“This morning, Eileen said a lot to Jacob and me. Since you know Stella has her own struggles, can’t you let go of the grudges?” Phoebe edged closer to Eileen. “No one is entirely rational; the deeper the love, the more vulnerable one becomes. With the wedding approaching, Bryan was stretched to his limit at that time.”

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After a pause, she continued, “He was on guard against Brandon, Zola, Klan, and everyone else, but he never guarded against you and Stella. Unfortunately, it was with you that things went wrong…”

“You don’t have to say too much,” Eileen interjected. “What’s keeping us apart isn’t a lack of love. But all we have is just love. That is not enough for us to be together.”

In the world of the wealthy, love was not enough. They couldn’t survive on love alone.

Phoebe felt a lump in her throat, a heavy burden pressing down on her heart. If she weren’t the daughter of the Burton family, her relationship with Jacob might have already ended.

And had she not gotten involved with Jacob, the Burton family might never have accepted her again. For Eileen, who lacked a prestigious background, marrying into a wealthy family often meant being cast aside when trouble arose.

“So, as you strive to grow stronger, you’ve already become quite powerful now. Have you figured out your next steps in your relationship with Bryan?” Phoebe asked.

Eileen shook her head. “Throughout my pregnancy, my only focus was on safely delivering the child. Afterward, all I’ve wanted is to solidify my position at the Ferguson Group and become Gabriela’s pillar of support. Things are too complex right now, so I’m not ready to consider how to navigate my relationship with Bryan.”

“Take your time to think about that. But you should let Bryan meet his daughter first,” Jacob, having found no task in the kitchen, returned and spoke up.

I’ll still have the option to refuse Bryan once he knows he

that if Bryan learned of the child, he would not leave

out about this child, do you think she won’t use legal means to snatch her away and help Bryan go against Brandon? I jumped into the fire for Bryan and emerged wounded. How could I let Gabriela be a pawn in Stella’s hands? When I married Bryan before, it was a gamble that I would be fortunate to meet sincere people. But I lost. Now, you want me to gamble with

was the most important person in her life now;

take the child, she would have let Bryan see his

but Bryan is still the child’s father. Missing

should decide

“Once the Walsh Group’s project is settled, I’ll have more

haunted Eileen’s thoughts

state of their relationship was

once the project is completed, Apex Group will face change and the Dawson family will undergo transformation. Maybe

do anything for Bryan,

seek reconciliation with Eileen and ask Eileen to get

or driven by self-interest, no one

Jacob covertly snapped several photos of Gabriela, applying beauty filters before

he looked at the photos, sensing a flicker of familiarity. But since Gabriela

cute? Familiar? Do you feel a connection? Do you like her?” Jacob asked, not daring to reveal Gabriela’s

Eileen ended up hating him, that was one thing, but fearing Phoebe’s wrath was another matter entirely. So, he could

what’s wrong with you?” Bryan’s response conveyed his

nothing wrong, but there’s a hidden message here. Figure

He couldn’t figure out what

at the photos, the more he found himself drawn to Gabriela, unable to look away.

slightly, thinking he must be going

Bryan sighed and put his phone away, turning

return when the project is settled and the

good care of

again. “I was wrong last time. Please convey my apologies to Mr. Walsh. Kian,

By sending you to his

stop harassing me? I’ll find someone else to take my place, please think of something and help me arrange a meeting with him again,”

Zola approached him with an unusual humility,

defiled by Leland. She

Walsh. Please help me meet him before they

coffee and smirked, “So, why is it so important for you to win, Zola? If Apex Group falls, it would be your

this turn, and she hesitated for

with him, but remember that Bryan is the reason Brandon and Lydia are cruel to you. Without him, you might have still been able to get