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,

would never dare to do much

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tried to fake

arm and held himself up against the wall, blocking her

her

is there

by the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried to avoid

presence was overwhelming.

of alcohol, making

hair behind her car. “Eileen, have

“N-no…”

the wall, her hands balled into fists as she

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

it because of

mmm?”

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

too, her waist that night.

everything else

breathtaking. God knows how many men

but I do now. That’s why I think it’s better we keep a distance from

at me.” Eric said in a firm tone.

still terrified of

her head, her gaze pitiful

way she looked only made Eric want

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back at her,

some reason, his gaze felt gentle to her.

how Eric was supposed to

only looked cold, disgusted and angry at

never been like this

gone wrong?

done nothing.

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

shocked. What did Jasper have

Eric on something

acting so strangely?

go all of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold

“Nothing!”

She was about to escape at last,

hand.

you

want?”

Make me some

“Huh?”

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