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

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and she tried to fake

held himself up against the wall,

her

Eric… is there anything

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

presence was overwhelming.

alcohol, making Eileen squirm

behind her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently to upset you?”

“N-no…”

balled into fists

why does it feel like you’re avoiding me,

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

All he had to do was look down, and he would be able to see all of Eileen under her thin

it too, her waist that

everything else as well…

breathtaking. God knows

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

me.” Eric said in a firm tone.

was still terrified of

head, her gaze pitiful

looked only made Eric want

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her, staring

his gaze felt gentle

how Eric was supposed to

only looked cold, disgusted and

never been like

gone wrong?

done

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

and shocked. What did Jasper have to do with

was Eric on something today?

he acting so

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

“Nothing!”

heaved a sigh of relief. She was about to escape at last, but at

scorching hand. “Eric… what’s the

you

want?”

Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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