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

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

her

there anything

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

was overwhelming.

alcohol, making Eileen squirm

her car. “Eileen, have I done anything wrong recently

“N-no…”

arms were pressed to the wall, her hands balled into fists as

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

it because of

mmm?”

do was look down, and he would be able to see all of Eileen under

too, her waist that night.

everything else as

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

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

at me.” Eric said in

still terrified of him, two

raised her head, her gaze pitiful

Eric want to play with her even more!

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at her, staring

his gaze felt gentle to

supposed

looked cold, disgusted and angry at

been like this

gone

had done

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

What did Jasper have to do with any

Eric on something today?

acting

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

“Nothing!”

She was about to escape at last,

wrist was grabbed by a scorching hand. “Eric… what’s the matter? What else do

you

want?”

hungry. Make me some pasta.”

“Huh?”

learnt how to cook

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