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 to do much to her.

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and she tried to fake being oblivious so

an arm and held himself up against the

lurched, her pulse

is there anything you need?”

her, piercing through her

was

recked of alcohol, making Eileen squirm uncomfortably.

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

“N-no…”

the wall, her hands balled into

that so? But… why does it feel

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

he would be able to see all

it too, her waist

everything else as

truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many

start that it 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

up at me.” Eric said in a

was still terrified of

head, her

want

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at her, staring into

reason, his gaze

how Eric was supposed to look

cold, disgusted

had never been like this

gone

done

be really happy to know you’ve been thinking so generously for her.

shocked. What did Jasper have

was Eric on something

he acting so strangely?

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

“Nothing!”

of relief. She was about to escape at last,

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

you

want?”

me some

“Huh?”

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