Rebirth of the Wife in Despair

Chapter 17 Her Going Missing Might Be A Good Thing

Sharon said, “Yes. The driver went to pick her up after school, but she never came out. I called all the classes she was supposed to go to as well, and they all said she never showed up. I’ve just made a police. report. Do you think anything could’ve happened to her?”

Eric

spun the steering wheel with his other hand. “Probably not. She called me just now, but I didn’t pick up. How about… I’ll go looking around the places she usually goes to, and call you back if I find

her.

“Yes, of course!”

Sharon hung up the phone. Vera had heard the call, and knew what happened. “Why would Eileen go missing all of a sudden? Did something happen to her?”

“She’s probably just hiding somewhere. Don’t worry, she’ll be fine.”

“I can go looking for her with you, Eric!”

Eric shook his head, turning Vera down at once. “That’s alright. I might just know where she is.”

Eileen was stuck-up and stubborn, and had always been a selfish person. She might just be throwing a

tantrum.

of it, but would go looking for her still. Eric was not too worried about this. He even felt like her going missing might be a good thing. He stopped the car in front of Vera’s apartment building, crossing around to open the door for

stood under the streetlights in her blue floral dress, her long hair falling over her shoulders. “You should get going, and find Eileen! I’ll be fine going upstairs on my own.”

now. They weren’t very heavy, all of them containing the year’s

some rest, don’t wait up

know, I know.”

on, then. I’ll

you leave.”

was racing, and the wind did little

abroad she had been hanging out with Eric like a normal couple save

other before they went to bed. Eric

Her and Eric…

in her and Eric’s lives, and Vera would never be together with Eric as

if she had feelings for Eric, or was

had always been the only family Vera

on the streets to getting into. fights with

did have

did Eric feel?

like her back, too?