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,

around now, Eric would never dare to do

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fake being oblivious so she could

an arm and held himself up against the wall, blocking her off

chest lurched, her

there

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

presence was overwhelming.

of alcohol,

a lock of Eileen’s hair behind her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently to upset you?”

“N-no…”

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

so? But… why does it feel like you’re

because of Vera?”

mmm?”

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

seen it too, her

everything else as well…

gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how

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

up at me.” Eric said in a firm tone.

of him,

head, her gaze

way she looked only made Eric want

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at her, staring into her

gaze felt gentle to

how Eric was supposed to

disgusted and angry

been like this

gone wrong?

had done nothing.

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

confused and shocked. What did Jasper have to do with

Eric on something today?

he acting

wordlessly, waiting 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

“Nothing!”

She was about to escape

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

you

want?”

Make me

“Huh?”

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