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,

that with Will around now, Eric would never

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and she tried to fake being oblivious so she could

himself

her pulse racing.

there

pulse was increasing by the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter

was overwhelming.

alcohol,

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

“N-no…”

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

so? But… why does it feel like you’re avoiding

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

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

it too, her waist

everything else as

gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would.

the start that it was Vera you liked… I didn’t know any better before, but I do now. That’s why I

me.” Eric said in

still terrified of him, two lifetimes

raised her head, her

looked only made Eric want

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her, staring into her soul.

his gaze felt gentle

was supposed to look

looked cold, disgusted and

never been like

gone

done nothing.

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

Eileen was confused and shocked. What did Jasper have to do with

Eric on something

was he acting

up as his gaze went back to cold and cutting again. As if everything just now had been

“Nothing!”

to escape at last, but at the very

hand. “Eric… what’s

you

want?”

Make me some

“Huh?”

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