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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fake being oblivious so

arm and held himself up against the wall, blocking her

her pulse racing.

is there anything you

to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how

presence was overwhelming.

of alcohol, making

hair behind her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong

“N-no…”

to the wall, her hands balled into fists as she

why does it feel like

because of

mmm?”

had to do was look down, and he would

seen it too,

everything else

truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows

was Vera you liked… I didn’t know any 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

up at me.” Eric said in a

was still terrified of him,

her gaze

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

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back at her, staring into her

his gaze felt

was supposed

only looked cold, disgusted and angry at Eileen…

had never been like this

gone wrong?

done nothing.

for her. What about you, then? Do you have a crush on Jasper

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

Eric on something

acting so

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 everything just now had been in Eileen’s head.

“Nothing!”

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

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

you

want?”

me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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