Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 518

Chapter 518:

Eileen sighed. “An adult doesn’t just disappear without a word. You won’t know what really happened unless you make an effort to find out.”

“I’ll call him right now. If he doesn’t pick up, I’ll call his mom!” Bailee shot out of the café, phone in hand, her fingers trembling with urgency.

Eileen watched Bailee from the window, observing her make call after call in vain.

Suddenly, a familiar figure caught Eileen’s eye. She turned her gaze to follow the limp stride of Milford as he entered the café.

A waitress rushed over to him. “You’re late. And what happened to your foot?”

“It’s nothing, just a little scrape,” Milford said, trying to brush it off. “Don’t worry; it won’t affect my work.” He stomped his foot to show he was fine, though his wince suggested otherwise.

Get to work quickly!” The waitress returned to her duties, diving back

room, keeping his head low. He didn’t notice Bailee outside, engrossed in her phone calls, nor did he see Eileen, the only customer quietly sitting

uniform top. He stopped short when he saw

his face

Why are you here?” Eileen responded, giving him a once-over. Her eyes lingered on his crumpled black pants, clearly worn for quite some time.

the academic pressure really that bad? Why are you working here? Shouldn’t

casual shrug. “I just thought getting some work experience would help me

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an eyebrow, clearly skeptical. “With your grades, companies will be tripping over themselves to hire you. Why would you

how it barely touched the floor, making him lean slightly on his right. “What happened to

that Milford’s own sister, Zola, had missed. Zola had seen

but now, Eileen’s concern nearly brought him to tears. “It’s just a minor injury, nothing serious,” he

does Zola give you each month? You live so far from school.