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,

around now, Eric would never dare

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fake being oblivious

arm and held himself up against the wall, blocking her

her

is there anything

the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her,

presence was overwhelming.

also recked of alcohol, making Eileen

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

“N-no…”

the wall, her hands balled into fists as she kept her head

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

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

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

seen it too, her waist that night.

else as

truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how

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

Eric said in a firm

terrified of him,

her head, her gaze pitiful and

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

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back at her, staring into her soul.

some reason, his gaze

supposed to look at

looked cold, disgusted and

been like this before…

gone

had done nothing.

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

What did Jasper

Eric on

was he acting

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!”

sigh of relief. She was about to escape at

scorching hand.

you

want?”

hungry. Make me some

“Huh?”

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