Chapter 90 What Does She Mean To Him.

Moonlight streamed through the window, casting a gentle glow on the bathroom door. Eileen, with her disheveled long hair, wore a resentful expression. She resembled a ghostly figure, her eyes hollow and numb.

She watched as the Blake light from the phone on the bed continuously illuminated the room. Its pleasant ringtone echoed throughout the room.

It was an incoming call from Jasper.

Eileen observed as the call was repeatedly cut off automatically, only to ring again. She made no move to answer it.

After a while, she finally approached the phone, removed the battery, and tossed it aside.

The pendant of the crystal crescent moon necklace still lay in the corner of the wall….

The wound on her hand hadn’t fully healed yet. After a few days, it had started to scab over. As long as she kept it dry, it wouldn’t reopen.

In the morning, Eileen descended the stairs to find Will and Elsie already having breakfast downstairs. Eric and Vera were also present.

At the dining table, Will seemed oblivious to anything unusual. As usual, he was discussing company matters with Eric.

Listening to Will, it seemed that he had gradually entrusted all the important affairs of the company to Eric. Most of the significant projects were now in the latter’s hands.

Will was now so infatuated with Elsie that he no longer cared about the company.

“This evening, you’ll accompany me to a banquet. Ms. Yvette from the Friedman family. wishes to personally thank you for what you did last time. Choose a gift carefully and put some thought into it. The young lady has particular preferences.

“Yes, Father.”

The Friedman family? The name sounded familiar to Eileen, but she couldn’t quite recall it.

After eating half a bowl of oatmeal, Eileen put down her spoon and silently stood up. “Father. I’m off to school now.”

She spoke up,

and only then did Will shift his gaze to her. “Have you completed all the

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courses in the training class?”

Eileen replied, “I’ve caught up with the three months of classes I missed. Father, rest assured, I won’t fall behind.”

The tension on Will’s face finally eased, and he nodded in satisfaction. “Go ahead, be careful

on your way.”

as Eileen took her school bag from Mary, Will

“Wait a moment.”

around with an expressionless face.

“How’s the injury on your arm?”

serious. It will be better in

flesh and blood. These past few days, I’ve indeed been too engrossed in

handle it, take a few days off before returning to school.” Will noticed

She found herself sharing a ride with Vera in Eric’s car.

three people in a confined space, but no one mentioned what happened last night. It

air inside the car was stifling, almost suffocating. She closed her eyes, utterly perplexed as to why Eric had kissed her

also

care about Vera?

hasn’t been with other woman. Isn’t it

many things that Eileen suddenly found herself unable to comprehend.

any

simply got out of

past, Vera would happily chat with Eric, asking him to slow down

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driving.

I’m off to

he responded, his

couldn’t help but speak

car window until Eileen’s figure disappeared from sight. “Vera, your exams are coming

he would surely see her eyes brimming with

remained unspoken, and Eric

sentence, she would accept any

he simply wouldn’t speak up.

car, a

he really think of

classroom. Instead, she went straight to the office to find her homeroom teacher.

completed, Eileen returned to the classroom. She tidied

up

her

was almost time for class.

moment Eileen walked in, the previously

Is Eileen really

still waiting for

this. Let’s bet on how many days she can last in Class One. I’ll be the bookie.”

bet three hundred that she won’t last more than

bet one

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