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.

you think I’ll still have the option to refuse Bryan once he knows he has a daughter with

of the child, he would not

away and help Bryan go against Brandon? I jumped into the fire for Bryan and emerged wounded. How could I

in her life now; she couldn’t bear to be

take the child, she would have let Bryan see his

Eileen’s fears. “I understand your concerns, but Bryan is still

you should

“Once the Walsh Group’s project is settled, I’ll have more time. I’ll seriously consider this issue

had haunted Eileen’s thoughts for

relationship was utterly

the project is completed, Apex Group will face change and the Dawson family will undergo transformation. Maybe Stella will return then, and I’m sure she’ll come

for Bryan,

Stella would seek reconciliation with Eileen and ask Eileen to get

actions were sincere or driven by

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

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

the Dawson family taking the child away. If Eileen ended up hating him, that was one thing, but fearing Phoebe’s

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

but there’s a hidden message here.

couldn’t figure out

the more he looked at the photos, the more he found himself drawn to Gabriela, unable to look away. He even thought the

he

a while, Bryan sighed and put

said, “Your grandmother refuses to come back. She says she’ll return when

good care of her

wrong last time. Please convey

expectations. Zola, how can I help you with this? By sending you to his bed?” Kian asked earnestly as he poured her a cup of coffee. “I couldn’t

me? I’ll find someone else to take my place, please

were at Kian’s place. Zola approached him with an unusual humility,

herself before Kian rather than risk being defiled by

going to sign the contract with Mr. Walsh. Please help me meet him before they

smirked, “So, why is it so important for you to win, Zola? If Apex Group falls, it would be your revenge against Brandon and Lydia for what they

to take this turn, and

but remember that Bryan is the reason Brandon and