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.

work quickly!” The waitress returned to her

outside, engrossed in

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

surprise, his face lighting up. “What are you doing

be asking you the same question. 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 uniform seemed

that bad? Why are you working here? Shouldn’t you

but he forced a casual shrug. “I just thought getting some work experience would help me find a

the latest

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

left foot, noticing how it barely touched the floor, making him lean slightly on his right. “What happened to your foot?”

own sister, Zola, had missed. Zola had seen the blood trail but hadn’t bothered to ask about Milford’s

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

her head thoughtfully. “How much living allowance does Zola give you each month? You live so far from school. Do you stay