Rebirth of the Wife in Despair

Chapter 12 Used To Being Alone

Eileen’s school uniform was different from the usual boring shirt and skirt. It was an English uniform, with a blazer and shiny leather shoes. The schoolbag was made of a special material as well.

Petalburg High School was right across the road from Cloudberg Public School, a regular public school. It was, however, the most desirable public school, and all the students who went to Cloudberg were intelligent and talented.

The students at Petalburg got in relying on their parents’ wealth and

power.

The students at Cloudberg were not so well off, but had gotten into the school by working hard.

The wealth gap had driven a wedge between both schools, and they had been rivals for the longest time.

Eileen blinked. She seemed to catch sight of Eric’s car among the black SUVs, stopping at the school across the road.

Sure enough, Vera got out of the car.

Was Eric sending Vera to study at Cloudberg?

Eric sensed someone was staring at him. He turned around instinctively, and was greeted by the sight of Eileen in her black uniform.

She had her hair up in a ponytail, her tall and slender figure making her stand out in the crowd.

Eileen had not expected for him to turn around all of a sudden. She merely nodded and smiled, greeting him.

girl in glasses and pigtails ran up to Eileen.

reached Eileen, a heavy stack of books in her hand. “You’re back, Eileen! I heard you were on sick leave,

daughter of the education minister.

was also classmates with

not much of a

better

so quiet? You used to be scowling all the time, why does it feel like

in the past to attract Eric’s attention, which was honestly quite a fuss and took up at least an hour. She could now

to scowl at you so I’ll look more normal?”

at people quite often. This left her on her own most of the

making friends much, either. Everyone saw Eileen

loner.

to her, and Eileen hardly ever responded to her.

that’s not what I meant! I think you look nice like this too, and…. honestly, you

best reputation in school. Her family background

one.

to be friends with someone from the Swan family, who had blood stained on their hands just so

had done some sketchy things in the past, some of them. gruesome and illegal. It was only after the blow that they finally stopped what they were doing. Eileen’s grandfather had even gone to prison.

money or power, but few

have some amount of respect reserved for the Swan family. No one from this family was to be

retreating back, glancing at his watch. “There’s still time. I’ll walk you

in.”

she study at Petalburg?” Vera was clad in a regular blue and Blake uniform, her hair tied in a