Chapter 11 It’s Just Us In This House Now

A gentle night breeze came billowing in from outside, as a series of hurried footsteps woke Eileen up.

She blinked hazily, looking around her. She saw that the sky was already dark, and stopped feeling sleepy at once.

The sound of Vera apologizing over and over again could be heard. Confused, Eileen got up slowly and. opened the door.

She squinted her eyes, and was a little surprised by the sight that greeted her. “Oh, are you done with

work?”

Eric had gotten home around an hour before Eileen went to bed, and brought Vera shopping.

The two returned home, and Eric noticed that something in his room was missing.

It was none other than the birthday present Eileen had given to him.

Vera’s eyes were reddened, looking pitifully at Eileen. “Eileen…”

Eric walked forward, blocking Vera off.

He looked calm, but his gaze was cold. “I’m sorry, Eileen. I broke the bear you gave me. Vera thought. that it was something useless, and threw it away!”

my fault I didn’t tell Ms. Blake in time

waiting for Eileen to throw a tantrum,

eyebrows, letting out a laugh. “Is

would get their way in the

meant that Eileen would be at

hated her for the way she would cry and whine at the

in this life,

Eileen, his

off. “If you like it that much, I’ll give you another one

really sorry, Vera.

“It’s nothing. The bear wasn’t even mine, you

topic from going on, Eileen asked, “Sharon, is

about to call

get changed, and I’ll come

into a different set of clothes and going downstairs, Eileen saw that there were

Snow’s left with Ms. Blake, they said they already had dinner and didn’t want to stay. Oh… Mr. Snow brought you dessert and told me

line was said to comfort her.

Eileen could tell.

mousse cake. He

had just said it to placate

seeing the cake Eric had bought did not make Eileen feel

she had already gotten

a bite of the cake. It was not too sweet, from the shop she always went to.

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