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,

with Will around now, Eric would never dare to

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and she tried to fake being oblivious

stuck out an arm and held himself up

lurched, her pulse racing.

there

her, piercing through her

presence was

alcohol, making Eileen squirm

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

“N-no…”

the wall, her hands balled

why does it feel like you’re

it because

mmm?”

look down, and he would be

seen it too, her waist that

everything else as

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

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

me.” Eric said

still terrified of him, two lifetimes

her head, her gaze pitiful and

Eric want to play with her even more!

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her, staring into her soul.

his gaze felt gentle to her.

was how Eric was supposed

looked cold, disgusted and angry

never been

gone wrong?

done

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

confused and shocked. What did Jasper have to do with any

Eric on

he acting

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

“Nothing!”

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

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

you

want?”

hungry. Make me some

“Huh?”

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