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,

Eric would

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pupils trembled, and she tried to fake being

arm and held himself

her pulse

there

seemed to bore into her,

presence was

also recked of alcohol, making Eileen

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

“N-no…”

her hands balled into fists as she kept her head bowed.

so? But… why does it feel like you’re

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

and he would be able to

had seen it too,

everything else as well…

tell the truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would. conquer as she grew

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

at me.” Eric said in a

terrified of him, two lifetimes later.

her head, her

looked only made Eric want to

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looked back at her, staring

gaze felt

was supposed to look at

only looked cold, disgusted and

never been like this before…

had gone wrong?

done nothing.

know you’ve been thinking so generously for her.

What did Jasper have to do with any of this?

Eric on something

was he acting so strangely?

sudden, backing up as his gaze went

“Nothing!”

She was about to escape at

hand. “Eric… what’s

you

want?”

Make me

“Huh?”

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