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,

Eric would

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trembled, and she tried to fake

himself up against the

lurched, her pulse racing.

Eric… is there anything you

the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried

was overwhelming.

of alcohol, making Eileen

lock of Eileen’s hair behind her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently

“N-no…”

her hands balled into

why does it feel like

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

to do was look down, and he

it too, her waist that night.

everything else as well…

the truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows

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 Vera doesn’t think anything’s going on between us.”

at me.” Eric said in

was still terrified of him, two lifetimes later.

her head, her gaze pitiful and sad.

Eric want to play with her

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looked back at her, staring into her soul.

some reason, his gaze

how Eric was supposed to look at Vera

looked cold, disgusted and angry

had never been

gone wrong?

done nothing.

been thinking so generously for her. What about

shocked. What did Jasper have to do with any of

on something today?

was he acting so strangely?

a reaction from her. He let go all of a sudden, backing up as

“Nothing!”

sigh of relief. She was about to escape at last, but at the very last

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

you

want?”

hungry. Make me some

“Huh?”

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