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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and she tried to fake

an arm and held himself up against

lurched, her pulse

there

gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried to avoid it.

presence was overwhelming.

alcohol,

“Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently

“N-no…”

her hands balled into fists as

does it feel like

because

mmm?”

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

seen it too, her waist that night.

else

gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would.

know any better before, but I do now. That’s why I think it’s better we keep a distance from each

me.” Eric said

terrified of him,

her head, her gaze pitiful and

only made Eric want to play with her even more!

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her, staring into

his gaze felt gentle to her.

was how Eric was supposed to

cold, disgusted and angry

never been

had gone

done nothing.

generously for her. What about

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

was Eric on

was he acting so strangely?

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

“Nothing!”

relief. She was about to escape at last, but

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

you

want?”

Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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