Chapter 1250:

Eileen frowned, sensing something amiss. “Where did you see that man?” she asked.

“I saw the man on the west side of the city,” Bailee said. She noticed the shadow that crossed Eileen’s face and softened her voice. “Hey, what’s wrong?”

That part of the city was bustling with all kinds of people. Eileen paused for a moment, then shook her head. “It’s nothing. Just curious.”

“Milford is a good kid. Maybe he didn’t want to be a burden, so he went back to Wist Land with his family. Such a shame, though. He was doing so well in school…” Ruby’s heart ached at the mention of Milford.

Leyla was clueless about Milford, so Ruby filled her in while putting away Gabriela’s toys.

“The poor kid got into some trouble,” Ruby explained. “Eileen helped him get back on track and even tutored him so that he could go back to school. He was so bright; he skipped grades and got into college early…”

and headed to the kitchen to prepare some fruit, with Bailee trailing behind her,

on his face as he spoke on the phone. He caught Eileen’s gaze and raised an eyebrow playfully, his face softening. Ten minutes later, Bryan

following him to the door. She straightened his shirt collar as he put on his coat. “Is it a work thing? Why didn’t Raymond inform me about

had gone straight to Bryan, clearly

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gently caught her wrist, leaned down, and placed a soft kiss on her cheek. “Hey,” he said, his voice warm and reassuring. “I’ve already told him to bring all the work reports to me at the hospital. You need to focus

her ears as she glanced

back into the living room. Thankfully, the group was engrossed in playing with Gabriela,

next few days, Eileen stayed home. Bryan, on the other hand, was swamped. He was out the door the moment he woke up and rarely made it back in time

slipped into bed beside her. Half-asleep, she mumbled,

kiss on the cheek before pulling her close. “Go back to sleep. If I get home late again,

into his embrace, her arms wrapping

something else was going on, but Bryan clearly didn’t want to burden her with it. She decided to trust him and

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