Chapter 24 What Had Gone Wrong?

The moon shone gently into the window as Eileen walked downstairs in her pajamas.

She rarely got out of bed in the middle of the night, but wanted a drink of water and saw that her flask was empty.

Eileen bumbled down the stairs blearily, and got a fright at the black figure on the couch.

“Ahh!” She woke up at once.

The person on the couch got to his feet, turning the light on..

The brightness made Eileen squint, making out who it was.

“Eric? What are you doing here? Why didn’t you go home?”

The living room smelt faintly of alcohol. It was coming from Eric.

Was he back from a night of networking again?

Also… what was he doing here, instead of going home to Vera?

Eileen and Eric had been married for eight years, but she had no idea this time what he was

up to.

Eric stumbled over to her, getting closer.

Eileen was right in front of a wall, and there was nowhere she could run.

Eric walked right up to her. He glanced at the girl in front of him, and her flushed chest.

It was a brief glance, but Eileen still caught the glint in his

eyes.

The way his breathing was rushed.

This was the kind of gaze that had the power to break Eileen.

She knew that Eric was not the kind of person to sleep around.

At least, not before what happened to Vera.

Eric had lost himself in alcohol and sex after Vera’s death, and had had a good deal of

women,

that with Will around now, Eric would

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to fake being oblivious so she could

himself up against

lurched, her

there anything you need?”

His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no

was

of alcohol, making Eileen squirm uncomfortably.

her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently to upset

“N-no…”

were pressed to the wall, her hands balled into fists as she kept

so? But… why does it feel like you’re

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

had to do was look down, and he would be able to

had seen it too, her

everything else as well…

the truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would. conquer as she grew older.

was Vera you liked… I didn’t know any better before, but I do now. That’s why I think it’s better we keep a distance from each other, so

Eric said in a

terrified of him, two lifetimes

her gaze pitiful and

way she looked only made Eric want to

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her, staring

reason, his gaze felt gentle

was how Eric was supposed to look at

disgusted and angry

never been like this

gone wrong?

had done

happy to know you’ve been thinking so generously for her. What about you, then? Do

confused and shocked. What did Jasper have to do with

was Eric on something today?

he acting

of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold

“Nothing!”

about to escape at last, but at

by a scorching hand. “Eric… what’s the matter? What

you

want?”

me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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