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
throw a tantrum, and start shouting.
a laugh. “Is that
would get their
was in tears, which meant that Eileen would be at fault if she did
in the last life for taking Eric’s heart, hated her for the way she would cry and whine at the slightest
her for that in this life, but
Eileen,
it that much, I’ll give you another one on your birthday this year. That way I
said, “I’m really sorry, Vera. I didn’t mean
you
topic from going on, Eileen asked, “Sharon, is dinner ready? I’m getting
to
me get changed, and I’ll
clothes and going downstairs, Eileen saw that there were two empty seats in the dining room. “Sharon, where are Eric and Vera?”
“Mr. 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 to
last line was said
Eileen could tell.
out a strawberry mousse cake. He had really bought it.
he had just
house and seeing the cake Eric had bought did not make Eileen
had already gotten over
not too sweet, from the
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