Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

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,

Eileen knew that with Will around now, Eric would never dare to do much to her.

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pupils trembled, and she tried to fake being

an arm and held himself up against the wall, blocking

lurched, her pulse

Eric… is there anything

second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter

was

recked of alcohol,

car. “Eileen, have I done

“N-no…”

her hands balled into fists as she

it feel like

it because

mmm?”

and he would be able to see all of Eileen under her thin

it too,

everything else

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

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

at me.” Eric said in a firm tone.

terrified of him, two lifetimes later.

head, her gaze pitiful

want to play with her even

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at her, staring into her soul.

some reason, his gaze felt gentle

how Eric was supposed to look at

cold, disgusted and angry at Eileen…

had never been like

had gone

had done nothing.

you’ve been thinking so generously for her. What about you, then? Do you have a crush

did Jasper have to do with

was Eric on something today?

was he acting so

of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold and cutting again. As if everything just now

“Nothing!”

was about to escape

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

you

want?”

me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

hadn’t learnt how to cook yet.

that she was terrible at it. She might

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