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.

in glasses and pigtails ran up to

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

the daughter of the education minister.

classmates

was not much of a secret in Petalburg.

much better now.”

used to be scowling all the time, why does it feel like you’re a different

the past to attract Eric’s attention, which was honestly quite a fuss and took up at least an

scowl at you so I’ll

use to have a bad temper, and lashed out at people quite often. This left her on her own most of the

either. Everyone saw Eileen as an outcast, introverted and

loner.

who would talk to her, and Eileen

once. “No, that’s not what I meant! I think you look nice like this

not have the best reputation in school. Her family background was considered a shameful

one.

be friends with someone from the Swan family, who had blood stained on their hands just so they could have a place in

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

be said that the Swans did not have much money or power, but few people dared to mess

amount of respect reserved for the Swan family. No one from this

retreating back, glancing at his watch. “There’s still time.

in.”

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