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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Swan family, Eric was determined to eliminate Will if he could not

feels less drunk and his stomach discomfort subsided. He lit a cigarette, something he rarely did, except for entertainment

time passed, Eileen’s mind remained clear. Suddenly, there’s a knock on

under the 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

are you asleep?”

Eileen remained silent.

Eileen’s heart was pounding with the resolve never to

time, the knocking stopped, and Eric eventually left.

Eileen a while before she

next day, Eileen woke up quite late as she had fallen

she changed into a nightgown and yawned as she made her way

for breakfast?”

I prepared some porridge for him. I’ll serve it to him first, and there’s some left in the pot for you to

was taken aback, “How could he get sick when

As Sharon was about to serve the porridge, she suddenly remembered. something. “Oh, I almost forgot. We’ve run out of

you have time? Can you please bring

take care of it. You can

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to be connected to her

porridge upstairs, but she did not eat any

she reached Eric’s room on the upper

you awake?”

the room. “Cough, cough,

the room, but to her surprise, she found Gavin there with Eric.

and said, “Today’s meeting will be postponed until later…. I’ll follow

go back to the company and call me if

Snow,” Gavin acknowledged, picking up his briefcase and nodding at Eileen as a form of greeting.

“Eileen? Where’s Sharon?”

went out to buy medicine for

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

gaze fixed on the computer screen, fully immersed in his work. When

he was focused on work, he would lose track of time. By the time

he ate, but not this

remember to eat. I’ll revise my