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

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pupils trembled, and she tried to fake being oblivious so

stuck out an arm and held himself up

chest lurched, her

there

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

was

also recked of alcohol, making Eileen squirm

“Eileen, have I done anything wrong

“N-no…”

the wall, her hands balled

that so? But… why does it

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

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

too,

else as

knows how many men she would. conquer

I didn’t know any better before, but I do now. That’s

me.” Eric said

terrified of him, two lifetimes later.

head, her gaze pitiful

looked only made Eric want to play with her even more!

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back at her, staring into

some reason, his gaze felt

how Eric was supposed to

only looked cold, disgusted

had never been like this

had gone

done nothing.

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

confused and shocked. What did Jasper have to do with any of

Eric on something

acting so strangely?

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

“Nothing!”

about to escape at last, but at the

scorching hand.

you

want?”

hungry. Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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