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 never dare

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trembled, and she tried to fake being oblivious

arm and held himself up against the

her

Eric… is there anything you need?”

seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how

presence was

recked of alcohol, making Eileen squirm uncomfortably.

car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently to upset

“N-no…”

pressed to the wall, her hands balled

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

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

he would be able to see all

had seen it too, her waist that

else

was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would. conquer as she grew

do now. That’s why I

said

still terrified of

her

looked only made Eric want to play with her even

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back at her, staring into her soul.

gaze

Eric was supposed to look

cold, disgusted and angry at

been

had gone wrong?

done nothing.

her. What about you, then? Do you

What did Jasper have to do with

was Eric on something today?

was he acting so

backing up as his gaze went

“Nothing!”

of relief. She was about to escape at last, but at the

scorching hand. “Eric…

you

want?”

Make me some

“Huh?”

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