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    “Jarred mentioned Ste’s health issues when she insisted on a paternity testst time,” Bryan exined calmly. “She suffers from a mental conditionmon in the elderly, which makes her overly emotional. It’s incurable. I asked Jarred to keep an eye on her and update me if anything happens.”


    So, Bryan had been aware of Ste’s visit as soon as it urred. Jarred hadn’t known the reason for Ste’s visit, and thus hadn’t informed Bryan about it. That was why Bryan now narrowed his gaze, scrutinizing Eileen.


    Eileen met his gaze calmly. “It’s nothing major, just anxious about not providing an heir for the Dawson family.”


    Bryan said without hesitation, “Of course, you need to have—”


    Eileen rolled her eyes at him to shut him up, recognizing his underlying motive. Bryan’s push for a second child was less about family and more about his desire to have sex with her. How would she get pregnant if he always made sure to use protection before she even mentioned it?


    “So why don’t you just toss all the condoms out of the bedroom now?” Eileen raised an eyebrow.


    Bryan frowned, replying seriously, “That would be a waste! We have about a thousand left. What do you think about this? Once we use them all up, I won’t buy more.”


    “Get lost!” Eileen shot back.


    “As long as you cooperate, a year will be sufficient for us to use all the condoms we have,” Bryan said, pulling her close and pressing her against the closet. His fresh scent surrounded her, but his expression was serious, as if he were discussing a matter of great importance.


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    Eileen said, “You’re thirty! You must have been injected with some mysterious substance. How can you have the energy to have sex with me all the time? Maybe I should just give Phoebe a basket of condoms for her birthday. Would that be good?”


    Bryan was momentarily at a loss for words. He ced his hand on her waist, giving it two deliberate pinches. “Are you doubting me?”


    “Not at all,” Eileen quickly replied. Raising three fingers, she dered with a firm tone, “You’ve got to believe me. After all, I’ve only been with you. I wouldn’t know how topare a man’s endurance, but if I had to guess, yours probably doesn’t match that of a guy in his early twenties.” With that, Eileen fled before Bryan could react.


    Bryan didn’t give chase.


    Seeing this, Eileen felt smug, convinced she had the upper hand.


    However, in the evening, she realized she had been wrong.


    She and Bryan spent the entire night sleepless.


    At dawn, Eileen, massaging her aching waist,y sprawled across the bed. Eyes still hazy with sleep, she watched Bryan nonchntly gather about eight used condoms from the floor and toss them into the trash. She wasn’t sure how he felt, but she definitely couldn’t handle such frequent intimacy.


    To make matters worse, she had a meeting at the EB Group today.


    After a brief doze, Eileen forced herself out of bed and washed up. With a fresh face and a change of clothes, she let Bryan drive her to the EB Group.


    Wearing a light beige down jacket and with her long ck hair tied in a bun, Eileen looked small standing beside Bryan’s tall frame.


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