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,

would never dare

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fake being

and held himself up against the wall, blocking her off completely.

lurched, her pulse

is there anything you need?”

bore into her, piercing through

was

also recked of alcohol,

“Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently to

“N-no…”

wall, her hands balled into fists as she

that so? But… why does it feel like you’re

because

mmm?”

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

too, her waist

everything else as

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

softly, I’ve known from the start that it was Vera you liked… I didn’t know any better before, but I do now.

said

of him,

raised her head, her gaze pitiful and

looked only made Eric want to play with her even more!

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looked back at her, staring into

his gaze felt gentle to

was supposed to

looked cold, disgusted

never been like this before…

gone

had done

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

was confused and shocked. What did Jasper have to

was Eric on something

was he acting so

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

“Nothing!”

to escape at

hand. “Eric… what’s

you

want?”

hungry. Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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