Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 17 Her Going Missing Might Be A Good Thing

Sharon said, “Yes. The driver went to pick her up after school, but she never came out. I called all the classes she was supposed to go to as well, and they all said she never showed up. I’ve just made a police. report. Do you think anything could’ve happened to her?”

Eric

spun the steering wheel with his other hand. “Probably not. She called me just now, but I didn’t pick up. How about… I’ll go looking around the places she usually goes to, and call you back if I find

her.

“Yes, of course!”

Sharon hung up the phone. Vera had heard the call, and knew what happened. “Why would Eileen go missing all of a sudden? Did something happen to her?”

“She’s probably just hiding somewhere. Don’t worry, she’ll be fine.”

“I can go looking for her with you, Eric!”

Eric shook his head, turning Vera down at once. “That’s alright. I might just know where she is.”

Eileen was stuck-up and stubborn, and had always been a selfish person. She might just be throwing a

tantrum.

this enough times for Eric to be sick of it, but would go looking for her still. Eric was not too worried about this. He even felt like her going missing might be a good thing. He stopped the car in front of Vera’s apartment building, crossing around

over her shoulders. “You should get going, and find Eileen! I’ll be fine going upstairs on my own.”

her the shopping bags from just now. They weren’t very heavy, all of them containing the

some rest, don’t wait up

I know.”

on, then. I’ll

you leave.”

blushed, turning around under Eric’s gaze. Her heart was racing, and the wind did little to cool down her burning face.

from healing abroad she had been hanging out

together, and said goodnight to each other before they went to bed. Eric would even pick

Her and Eric…

present in her and Eric’s lives, and Vera would never be together with Eric as long as Eileen

feelings for Eric,

always been the only family Vera had

begging on the streets to getting into. fights

she did have feelings for Eric.

did Eric feel?

like her

her footsteps, as if terrified of being called out to by the man behind her. She had never been able to hide anything from him, and they knew each other too