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.

countered. “Do you think I’ll still have the option to refuse

Bryan learned of the child, he would not leave

for Bryan and emerged wounded. How could I let Gabriela be

important person in her life now; she couldn’t bear to be separated from

she were sure Stella wouldn’t take the child, she would have let Bryan see his daughter immediately. But that was

“I understand your concerns, but Bryan is still the child’s father. Missing your pregnancy, the child’s birth, and her growth—it’ll be

you should

project is settled, I’ll have more time. I’ll

haunted Eileen’s

of their relationship

completed, Apex Group will face change and the Dawson family will undergo transformation.

do anything for Bryan, sparing

reconciliation with Eileen and ask

were sincere or driven by self-interest,

snapped several photos of

sensing a flicker of familiarity. But since Gabriela had grown so quickly, Bryan didn’t recognize her as the child he

feel a connection? Do you like her?” Jacob asked, not daring to reveal

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

Bryan’s response conveyed his irritation with

message here. Figure it

confused. He couldn’t figure out what

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

he must be going crazy from

and put his phone away, turning to

she’ll return when the project is settled and the Dawson family

her to take good care of her health,”

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

you to his bed?” Kian asked

he stop harassing me? I’ll find someone else to take my place, please think of something and help me arrange a

at Kian’s place. Zola approached him with an unusual humility, her usual arrogance nowhere to

Kian rather than risk being defiled by

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

If Apex Group falls, it would be your revenge against Brandon and Lydia for what they did to you. Leaving the Dawson family and coming to me would be

take this turn, and she hesitated for a few

a connection with him, but remember that Bryan is the reason Brandon