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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pupils trembled, and she tried to fake being oblivious so she

out an arm and held himself up against the wall, blocking her

chest lurched, her pulse

Eric… is there anything

to bore into her, piercing through her no matter how hard she tried

presence was overwhelming.

of alcohol, making

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

“N-no…”

the wall, her hands balled into fists

does it feel

because of Vera?”

mmm?”

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

it too, her

else as

was gorgeous and breathtaking. God knows how many men she would. conquer as she grew older.

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, so Vera doesn’t think anything’s going on between us.”

said in a firm tone.

still terrified of him, two lifetimes later.

her head, her

way she looked only made Eric want to play with her even more!

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back at her, staring into her

gaze felt gentle

supposed to

looked cold, disgusted and

been like this

gone

had done nothing.

for her. What about you, then? Do you

Eileen was confused and shocked. What did Jasper

Eric on something

was he acting so strangely?

sudden, backing up as his gaze went back to cold and cutting again. As if everything just now had been in Eileen’s

“Nothing!”

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

scorching hand.

you

want?”

me some

“Huh?”

hadn’t learnt how to cook yet.

was terrible at it. She might blow up the

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