Chapter 448

Chapter 448:

Eileen, lying sideways and playing with the baby, savored the moment of calm.

Half an hour later, dinner was on the table. Eileen and Ruby were deep into their meal when Bryan finally descended the stairs, his expression unreadable.

He pulled out a chair and sat down across from Eileen, giving her a look that spoke volumes.

“What’s up?” Eileen’s heart skipped a beat, as if she had done something wrong and was waiting for the hammer to fall.

Bryan’s voice was calm, but his smirk said otherwise. “Nothing much. You’ve been killing yourself with work today. Eat more.”

He plopped two pieces of Eileen’s least favorite vegetables onto her plate.

Eileen stared at the vegetables in disbelief.

Ruby said abruptly. “I’m going to fetch the laundry from the balcony.” With that, Ruby left the table quickly,

for Eileen. Her anxiety never seemed to dissipate when Bryan

vegetables,” Eileen said, pushing the greens back onto

piece of braised meat along with the

In one daring bite, he combined the greens

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habit that needs to be changed,” Bryan lectured with an almost theatrical seriousness. “Gabriela’s watching. You’re setting a poor

fed her another piece of

give it

little fists were clenched in anxious anticipation, desperate to

Reluctantly, Eileen chewed.

her eat seven or

was baffled by Bryan’s sudden

that the real

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