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.

then. Get to work quickly!” The waitress returned to her

head low. He didn’t notice Bailee outside, engrossed in her phone calls, nor did he see Eileen, the only

his uniform top. He stopped short when he saw Eileen standing just outside the

in surprise, his face

once-over. Her eyes lingered on his crumpled black pants,

are you working here? Shouldn’t you be

throat tightened, but he forced a casual shrug. “I just thought getting some work experience

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

floor, making him

sharp eyes caught details that Milford’s own sister, Zola, had missed. Zola had seen the blood trail but hadn’t bothered to

his resilience, but now, Eileen’s concern nearly brought him to tears. “It’s

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