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,

floral dress, her long hair falling over her shoulders. “You should get going, and find Eileen! I’ll be

now. They weren’t very heavy, all of them

You get some rest, don’t wait

I know.”

then.

you leave.”

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

been hanging

each other before they went to bed.

Her and Eric…

to think about it too much. Eileen was still very much present in her

had feelings for Eric,

the only family Vera

the toughest of times together, from begging on the streets to getting

she did have

did Eric

like her

of being called out to by the man behind her. She had never been able to hide anything from him, and