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]

night after two hours of study, Eveline quickly gathers her books and gets ready to go. But Gabriel stopped her before she could get to the

something; what is it?" he inquired, halting her in her

Gabriel. In a matter of seconds, he was in front of her, taking long strides in

Eveline quickly composed herself and cleared her throat, to which Gabriel responded with

clarified further, saying, "I

stopped speaking her mind, and especially when it came to him, Gabriel had no idea why she was so thoughtful in her remarks. But now that she wanted to take a

deep breath and forced her gaze to meet Gabriel's, saying, "I will be grateful

unthankful remarks. Still,

in the future." She concluded only to

inquired, surprising Eveline, but all she could do

free to leave," he said, turning to leave the

to come out of her daze before she hurried outside and

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

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[Hayes Mansion]

phone of yours that you are not paying attention to what you are eating?"

a small smile before he cut the conversation short to focus on the

a casual conversation," he winked at

someone?" she asked

seizing both his wife's and

that he had been acting silly for a

that Stefan had refrained from going overboard and getting any girls pregnant, even though he was aware of his playful nature. However,

him that?" Nancy said, glaring at Marcus, who

as he observed his father act like a dutiful child

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

collapsed onto the springy mattress, opened his

words affect me, because they don't. I simply removed my glasses because I no longer felt the need to wear

as he

say. By the way, I didn't lie when I

wondered what her reaction would be this time. It was unusual for him since he never planned to compliment someone on their appearance, but with Ella, he could not help but think she was one of the most stunning women he had

didn't get a response, so he assumed that Ella would have been flabbergasted by his remark.

case, placing it on his lap. "Anyway, let us

needed to exercise caution so