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 to

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fake being oblivious so she

and held himself up against the wall,

lurched, her pulse

is there anything

increasing by the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her

was

also recked of alcohol, making

her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently

“N-no…”

arms were pressed to the wall, her hands balled into fists as she kept her head

does it feel like

it because of

mmm?”

and he would be able to

had seen it too,

everything else as well…

and breathtaking. God knows how many

now. That’s why I think it’s better

at me.” Eric said in

of him, two lifetimes

head, her

made Eric want to play with her

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her, staring

gaze felt gentle

how Eric was supposed to look at

disgusted and angry at Eileen…

been like this

had gone wrong?

had done

to know you’ve been thinking so generously for her. What about you, then? Do you have a crush on

and shocked. What did Jasper have

was Eric on something today?

acting so

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 everything just

“Nothing!”

about to escape at last, but at

a scorching hand. “Eric… what’s

you

want?”

Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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