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 much

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tried to fake being oblivious so

held himself up

lurched, her pulse

there

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

presence was

recked of alcohol, making Eileen squirm uncomfortably.

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

“N-no…”

balled into fists as

But… why does it feel like you’re

it because of Vera?”

mmm?”

had to do was look down, and he

too,

else as well…

tell the truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would. conquer

I do now. That’s why I think it’s better we keep a distance from each other, so Vera doesn’t

up at me.” Eric said

terrified of him, two lifetimes later.

raised her head, her gaze pitiful and

made Eric want to

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at her, staring into her soul.

some reason, his gaze felt gentle

how Eric was supposed to look at

looked cold, disgusted and angry

been

had gone

had done nothing.

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

shocked. What did Jasper have to do with

on

he 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!”

sigh of relief. She was about to escape

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

you

want?”

Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

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