Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 24

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 run.

arm and held himself up

chest lurched, her pulse racing.

there

pulse was increasing by the second. His gaze seemed to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried to avoid it.

was overwhelming.

alcohol,

car. “Eileen, have

“N-no…”

her hands balled into fists as she kept her

that so? But… why does it feel like you’re avoiding me,

because of

mmm?”

was look down, and he would be able to see

seen it too,

else

was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows

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 other,

said in

was still terrified of him,

her head, her gaze pitiful and sad.

way she looked only made Eric want to play with her

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looked back at her, staring into her

his gaze

was supposed

cold, disgusted

had never been like this

had gone wrong?

had done

been thinking so generously for her. What about you, then? Do

shocked. What did Jasper have to

Eric on something

he acting

for a 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 been

“Nothing!”

She was about to escape at last, but at

was grabbed by a scorching hand. “Eric…

you

want?”

Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

learnt how to

was terrible at it. She might

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