Rebirth of the Wife in Despair

Chapter 24

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,

Will around now, Eric would never dare

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pupils trembled, and she tried to fake being oblivious

out an arm and held himself up against

her

is there anything you need?”

her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried to avoid it.

was

of alcohol, making Eileen squirm uncomfortably.

hair behind her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently to upset you?”

“N-no…”

hands balled into fists

But… why does it feel like you’re avoiding me,

because of Vera?”

mmm?”

do was look down, and he would be able to see all of Eileen under her

had seen it too, her waist that

else as well…

God knows how many men she would. conquer as she grew older.

I’ve known from the start that it 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

at me.” Eric said in

terrified of him, two lifetimes later.

her gaze pitiful

way she looked only made Eric want to play with her

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her,

his gaze felt

was supposed to look at

cold, disgusted and angry

been like this

gone

done nothing.

generously for her. What about you, then? Do you have

Eileen was confused and shocked. What did Jasper have to

Eric on something

acting so strangely?

at her wordlessly, waiting for a reaction from her. He let go all of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold and cutting again. As if everything just now had been

“Nothing!”

was about to escape at

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

you

want?”

Make me some

“Huh?”

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