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.

The waitress

head low. He didn’t notice Bailee outside, engrossed in her phone

minutes later, Milford re-emerged, now wearing his uniform top. He stopped short when he saw Eileen

surprise, his face lighting up. “What

once-over. Her eyes lingered on his crumpled

really that bad? Why are you working here?

getting some work experience would help me

the latest

eyebrow, clearly skeptical. “With your grades, companies will be tripping over themselves

barely touched the floor,

had missed. Zola had seen the blood trail but hadn’t

nearly brought him to tears. “It’s just a minor injury, nothing serious,”

for a moment, tilting her head thoughtfully. “How much living allowance does Zola give you each month? You live so far from school. Do you stay on campus, or does she pick you