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 to do much

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tried to fake

and held himself up against

chest lurched, her pulse racing.

is there anything you

the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing

presence was overwhelming.

of alcohol, making

hair behind her car. “Eileen, have I

“N-no…”

balled into fists as she kept her head bowed.

it feel like you’re avoiding me,

it because

mmm?”

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

it too, her waist that

everything else as well…

she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many

now. That’s why I think it’s better we keep a distance from each other, so Vera doesn’t think anything’s going

said in

was still terrified of him, two lifetimes

her head, her gaze pitiful and

want to

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at her, staring

some reason, his gaze felt gentle to her.

Eric was supposed

disgusted and angry

been like

had gone

had done

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

did Jasper have to do with any of this?

on something today?

acting so strangely?

her wordlessly, waiting for a reaction from her. He let go all of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to

“Nothing!”

to escape at last, but at the very

scorching hand. “Eric… what’s

you

want?”

Make me some

“Huh?”

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