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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to fake being oblivious so she could

stuck out an arm and held himself up against the

lurched, her pulse racing.

is there anything you need?”

bore into her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried to avoid it.

presence was

recked of alcohol, making

Eileen’s hair behind her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong

“N-no…”

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

it feel like you’re avoiding

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

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

had seen it too, her waist

else as

breathtaking. God knows

any better before, but I do now. That’s why I think it’s better we keep a distance from each

Eric said

of him, two lifetimes later.

raised her head, her

made Eric want

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her, staring

gaze

was how Eric was supposed to look

disgusted

never been like this

gone

had done

happy to know you’ve been thinking so generously for her. What about

did Jasper have to do with

Eric on

he acting

a reaction from her. He let go all of a sudden, backing up as his gaze

“Nothing!”

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

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

you

want?”

Make me

“Huh?”

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