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

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she tried to fake being oblivious

stuck out an arm and held himself up against the wall,

lurched, her

is there anything you need?”

her, piercing

was overwhelming.

alcohol, making Eileen squirm uncomfortably.

car. “Eileen, have I done

“N-no…”

her hands balled into fists as

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

because

mmm?”

and he would be

too, her

everything else as

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

before, but I do now. That’s why I think it’s

at me.” Eric said in a

still terrified of him, two lifetimes

her head, her gaze pitiful and

want to play with her

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looked back at her, staring

reason, his gaze felt gentle to

supposed to look

only looked cold, disgusted and angry at

been like this before…

gone wrong?

done nothing.

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

shocked. What did Jasper have to do with any of this?

Eric on something

he acting so strangely?

He let go all of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold and cutting again. As if everything just now

“Nothing!”

to escape at

scorching hand. “Eric… what’s the matter? What else do

you

want?”

hungry. Make me some

“Huh?”

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