Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 24 What Had Gone Wrong?

The moon shone gently into the window as Eileen walked downstairs in her pajamas.

She rarely got out of bed in the middle of the night, but wanted a drink of water and saw that her flask was empty.

Eileen bumbled down the stairs blearily, and got a fright at the black figure on the couch.

“Ahh!” She woke up at once.

The person on the couch got to his feet, turning the light on..

The brightness made Eileen squint, making out who it was.

“Eric? What are you doing here? Why didn’t you go home?”

The living room smelt faintly of alcohol. It was coming from Eric.

Was he back from a night of networking again?

Also… what was he doing here, instead of going home to Vera?

Eileen and Eric had been married for eight years, but she had no idea this time what he was

up to.

Eric stumbled over to her, getting closer.

Eileen was right in front of a wall, and there was nowhere she could run.

Eric walked right up to her. He glanced at the girl in front of him, and her flushed chest.

It was a brief glance, but Eileen still caught the glint in his

eyes.

The way his breathing was rushed.

This was the kind of gaze that had the power to break Eileen.

She knew that Eric was not the kind of person to sleep around.

At least, not before what happened to Vera.

Eric had lost himself in alcohol and sex after Vera’s death, and had had a good deal of

women,

Eileen knew that with Will around now, Eric would never dare to do much to her.

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and she tried to fake being oblivious so she could

stuck out an arm and held himself up against the wall, blocking her off completely.

chest lurched, her

there anything

second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried

was

alcohol, making

of Eileen’s hair behind her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently to upset

“N-no…”

pressed to the wall, her hands balled into fists as she

it feel

it because

mmm?”

forwards. All he had to do was look down, and he would be able to see all of

seen it too, her waist

else as

the truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she

said softly, I’ve known from the start that it was Vera you liked… I didn’t know any better before, but I do now. That’s why I think it’s better we keep a distance

Eric said in a

terrified of him, two

her gaze pitiful

she looked only made Eric want to play

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looked back at her, staring

some reason, his gaze felt gentle

how Eric was supposed to

cold, disgusted and angry at Eileen…

never been like this

gone wrong?

had done nothing.

know you’ve been thinking so generously for her. What about you, then? Do you have a crush on Jasper

What did Jasper have

Eric on something

he acting

looked at her wordlessly, waiting for a reaction from her. He let go all of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold and cutting again.

“Nothing!”

sigh of relief. She was about to escape at last, but at

was grabbed by a scorching hand.

you

want?”

me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

learnt how to

that she was terrible at it. She might blow up the kitchen just