Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 25 Mr. Eric Caught A Cold

In a state of panic, Eileen rushed back to the room, feeling utterly bewildered.

She slammed the door shut and locked it securely, pressing her whole body against it. Her trembling hands kept wiping her lips, as though she had touched something unclean.

Although Eileen had initiated her first kiss with Eric while intoxicated, she later kissed him in

secret.

Eric forcefully pushed her away, leaving an unforgettable expression of extreme disgust on

his face.

However, Eileen had changed. She wanted nothing to do with him anymore-feeling nauseated and as if countless flies had settled on her.

She kept rubbing her lips until they turned red, swollen, and numb, not feeling any pain.

She could not explain why she had become so infatuated with Eric, as it was entirely improbable under normal circumstances. Yet, since Eric was also drunk, she could not herself to doubt him.

bring.

Eileen tried to console herself, considering it just an accident that shouldn’t be taken to heart. However, lying in bed, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep, as Eric’s face completely occupied her thoughts.

Downstairs in the living room, Eric sat quietly, his pupils seemingly blending into one. another, giving off an intoxicating vibe. He finished the plain noodles in his bowl in a peculiar manner, savoring a taste he had never experienced before.

Did she pretend not to be able to cook, given her excellent cooking skills?

However, Eric remembered that Eileen had taken special cooking classes, so it seemed possible that she could cook noodles well.

Eric tripped her on purpose earlier to observe her reaction, and he noticed an obvious. change in the way she looked at him.

Now, whenever he gets within three steps of Eileen, she visibly resisted him, which left him. with an odd feeling. He realized that her distance from him has nothing to do with Vera but stemmed from genuine dislike and fear.

What did you find out, Eileen?

Eric, who was used to being in control, found Eileen’s behavior challenging to grasp. He sensed that she was hiding something from him, making it hard for him to read her actions.

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to eliminate Will if he

feels less drunk and his stomach discomfort subsided. He lit a

time passed, Eileen’s mind remained clear. Suddenly,

quilt and remained silent. She knew that it was Eric because it was 2 a.m. Sharon went home and Will was not present, leaving her alone in the house.

are you

Eileen remained silent.

sound of knocking on the door, Eileen’s heart was pounding with

the knocking stopped, and

a while before she felt comfortable enough

quite late as she had fallen asleep around three or

nightgown and yawned as she

for breakfast?”

kitchen and replied, “Mr. Eric caught a cold, so I prepared some porridge for him. I’ll serve it to him first, and

aback, “How could he get

Eric had left, so I put away his blanket to prevent it from getting dirty. As Sharon was about to serve the porridge, she suddenly remembered. something. “Oh, I almost forgot. We’ve run out of medicine. I

time? Can you please bring it to Mr. Eric for me?”

Sharon. I’ll take care of it. You can buy the medicine, Eileen replied,

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illness seemed to be connected

porridge upstairs, but she did

Eric’s room on the upper floor, she knocked on his door.

are you

came from inside the room. “Cough, cough, cough… come in, the door is unlocked.”

surprise, she found Gavin there with Eric.

said, “Today’s meeting will be postponed until

can go back to the company and call me if you

Mr. Snow,” Gavin acknowledged, picking up his briefcase and nodding at Eileen

“Eileen? Where’s Sharon?”

went out to buy medicine for you.”

on the bedside table and said, “Eric, you’re sick. so you should

Eric said, his gaze fixed on the computer screen, fully immersed in his work. When a man was focused on his tasks, there was

him well enough to understand that once he was focused on work, he would lose track

the computer away and insisted he ate, but not this time. She has decided

to eat. I’ll