Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife (Eveline)

Chapter 77 77: Why did it feel so real?

With a nervous gulp, Tiffany dropped the food and turned to face Susan. She sensed that her mother was suspicious of her motive for carrying this picture, and Susan would not believe her explanation, whatever it might be.

"M-Mom I..." Tiffany was about to say something, but before she could get her mouth working, their house door burst open and Jacob entered.

Tiffany stared in shock at her father, who looked slightly drunk but not nearly drunk enough to collapse any time soon. Still, his arrival gave her a brief window of opportunity to flee.

"I appreciate the supper. I am going to bed," Tiffany said as she hurried from the dining area, racing into her room and shutting the door behind her.

Sensing her intention, Susan sighed and quickly looked away to tend to her husband.

"Why do you not give up drinking? Are you unaware of how seriously it is harming your health?" Susan spoke as she observed Jacob take a few steps to balance on the chair in front of the table.

Despite his inebriation, he was able to understand what she was saying and the moment she asked him to stop drinking, he let out a humorless chuckle.

"Did you forget why I started drinking in the first place?" he asked, staring at her with a brooding expression.

Susan paused, her face hardening as his words struck a chord deep inside her.

"How long will you allow your suffering to overcome you? Did you not do that some years ago? Perhaps our lives would not have to be like this," she remarked.

"You still think I made a mistake? I was this close to getting what I wanted, but he ruined it and you cheap women ask him for help," Jacob said, sounding disgusted as he recalled Susan's decision to work for Jonathan even though she was aware of his intense dislike for the man.

They too would have been wealthy, just like them, had he not betrayed him.

"Years have passed since that incident occurred, and since I simply forgot, you ought to follow suit. Rather than being angry with him, you ought to be grateful that he still gave your wife a job even after knowing what you did to him." Susan stated it.

Seeing his wife remain faithful to the man who was the cause of their life's decline in quality infuriated Jacob.

Thud!

"I am not hungry anymore," Jacob declared as he got up and left the house, leaving Susan speechless.

"How long will you continue to hold others accountable for your errors?" she muttered accusingly as she got up, becoming disinterested in the dinner.

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[Study Room]

decide to call it a night after two hours of study, Eveline quickly gathers her books and gets ready to go. But Gabriel stopped her before

it?" he inquired,

to face Gabriel. In a matter of seconds,

and cleared her throat, to

condition." She clarified further, saying, "I am just getting

it came to him, Gabriel had no idea why she was so thoughtful in her remarks. But now that she wanted to take a moment to gather her thoughts, who was he to stop

deep breath and forced her gaze to meet Gabriel's, saying, "I will be grateful for your help this time, even though you did not need to get involved in

unthankful remarks. Still, he

but please do not waste your time attempting to assist me in the future." She concluded

he inquired, surprising Eveline, but all she

to leave," he said, turning to leave the

a few moments to come out of her daze before she hurried

understand whether Gabriel agreed with her or not; however, she considered the latter and slowly made her way

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[Hayes Mansion]

that phone of yours that you are not paying attention to what you are eating?" Nancy observed Stefan occupied typing

before he cut the conversation short to focus on

a casual conversation," he winked at Nancy, capturing

dating someone?"

Marcus cleared his throat, seizing both his

with him is too normal? Did you forget that he had been acting silly for a while, and this

getting any girls pregnant, even though he was aware of his playful nature. However,

wrong in asking him that?" Nancy said, glaring at Marcus, who immediately lowered his

like a dutiful

anyone, Mom. I am just talking to a friend, so do not make any assumptions." After clearing

onto the springy mattress, opened

considering that your words affect me, because they don't. I simply removed my glasses because I

as he

way, I didn't lie when I complimented you. Your eyes are truly as beautiful

to compliment someone on their appearance, but with Ella, he could not help but think she was one of the most stunning

response, so he assumed that Ella would have been flabbergasted by his remark. Still, he believed it

down his phone and took out his laptop from its case, placing it on his lap. "Anyway, let us get back to the work Gabriel

but he needed to exercise caution so as not to