Rebirth of the Wife in Despair

Chapter 26 You’ll Be A Qualified Wife

“Thud!”

All of a sudden, a loud noise echoed from upstairs, causing Eileen to glance upward in concern. Reacting quickly, she slipped on her slippers and hurriedly ascended the stairs, fearing that something might have happened to Eric.

Apprehensively, Eileen pushed open the door to the room where the noise came from, and anxiously asked, “Eric, are you alright?”

Inside, she found Eric lying on the bed, seemingly trying to pick up the shattered pieces of a bowl on the floor.

“Eric, let me handle this. Just lie down and rest,” Eileen said gently, rearranging the pillows. behind him. She fetched a broom from outside and cleaned up the mess on the floor, though some stains remained.

Squatting down, Eileen used a few tissues to wipe away the remaining stains.

Eric watched her from behind, squinting his eyes, feeling amazed.

He never would have believed it if he had not seen it himself – Eileen knew how to do the work of a servant, something she had never done before.

Eric could not understand what caused this change in Eileen. He wondered if something had happened to her.

However, he knew that the reason for Eileen’s transformation was because of him.

After graduating from university, she married Eric. During their eight years of marriage, his company flourished and established a strong presence in Hulbury. While everyone else. feared him, Eileen remained confined to their home, waiting for his return.

As a housewife, she had servants to assist her, but it left her feeling unfulfilled and restless. In

her

spare

time, she would often find herself lost in thought, yearning for something more.

meaningful.

into her own social circle. She invited her neighbor’s wife over for tea, visited the beauty salon, and even went to the gym. However, Eric did not take kindly to her newfound activities and asked her to stay home, fearing that she might

what he considered his own. As there was one time she went to the gym, a few good-looking men wanted to walk her home. How could Eric know even though she had

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men, no one could match him…

confines of a defeated family, much like a neglected concubine in a palace. Her life was filled with waiting for Eric’s occasional attention,

her reckless behavior. He never cherished her love as he should have. In another world, Eric already knew she was dead. He must have been living happily with Sarah

another bowl of porridge, and sat by the bed. “Eric,

Eric’s voice was hoarse, and he coughed a few

was incredibly hot. Seeing that he was this weak, she was afraid that he would not be able to hold onto the bowl and Sharon might need to clean the mess up. So, Eileen decided to

me feed you!” Eileen offered gently.

I mind? My sister is sensible and knows that she loves her Eric,” Eric

and said, “Eric, if you’re sick,

brought a spoonful of porridge to his mouth, and Eric obediently opened

let her emotions get in the way as long as he did not watch her too closely.

only intended to finish feeding him and leave, but to her surprise, it took much longer. than expected.

accompanied by occasional coughs, leaving Eileen with no choice

slightly anxious, Sharon returned, providing her a sense of

temperature first!” Sharon said worriedly, taking

Eric’s discomfort, Sharon suggested, “You have a high fever, maybe we should take you

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to go to the hospital, I’ll just take

sure to tell Eileen if you can’t bear it. If

in Sharon’s eyes for Eric, Eileen intervened, reassuring her, “Sharon, don’t worry; you won’t get into trouble. Carry

“Alright then, please feed Mr. Eric his medicine after half

Eileen nodded, “Okay.”

Sharon left, Eileen continued to look after Eric, putting his laptop aside and ensuring he