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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fake being oblivious so she could

out an arm and held himself

lurched, her pulse

Eric… is there anything you need?”

the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no

presence was overwhelming.

recked of alcohol, making Eileen squirm uncomfortably.

car. “Eileen, have

“N-no…”

hands balled into fists as she kept her head bowed.

it feel like you’re

it because of

mmm?”

he had to do was look down, and he would be able to

too, her

else

tell the truth, she was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would. conquer as she

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 from each

me.” Eric said in a firm

was still terrified of him,

her gaze pitiful and sad.

she looked only made Eric want to play with her

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at her, staring into her soul.

his gaze

was how Eric was supposed to look

cold, disgusted and

never been

gone

had done nothing.

really happy to know you’ve been thinking so generously for her. What about you, then? Do you

did Jasper

was Eric on

was he acting

reaction from her. He let go all of a sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold and cutting again. As if everything just now had

“Nothing!”

to escape at last, but at the very last

hand. “Eric… what’s the matter?

you

want?”

me

“Huh?”

how to cook yet.

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