Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 821

Chapter 821:

Gabriela, holding the lollipop, looked at her parents and then declared seriously to Raymond, “Ray, I only allowed you to hold me because you gave me a lollipop!”

“What if I hadn’t given you a lollipop?” Raymond asked, playing along. He didn’t know when Gabriela had started calling him “Ray.”

Perhaps Gabriela had invented the nickname “Ray” because she often heard Bryan and Eileen call him “Raymond,” a name she struggled to pronounce.

“If you don’t have a lollipop, I’ll run away!” Gabriela exclaimed, waving her hand as if in motion.

Raymond chuckled at her antics, though beneath his amusement, he felt the pressure weighing on him. He was fond of Gabriela, but the weight of responsibility was daunting; if she were to trip and fall, he feared Bryan’s wrath.

Eileen glanced back at them with a smile, maintaining a deliberate distance from Bryan as they entered the booked private room. Conroy was already present, accompanied by two other men. One was a dignified individual over fifty, and the other, a younger man in his thirties.

allow me to introduce you to Rhett Santiago, the

ushered Bryan to his seat with a warm gesture. As Bryan sat down, he noticed that Eileen had

for her to switch seats. With no other option, Eileen had to accept the situation. She focused on the conversation between Bryan

latest

voice suddenly

surprise evident. She didn’t think Everett was calling her, but as she saw his gaze on

replied, her voice accompanied by

now, right?” Everett inquired, his

instinctively, and

said, “I’m twenty-nine, so you’re three years older than me. But

unsure how to process

What was happening here?