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

and his stomach discomfort subsided. He lit a cigarette, something he rarely did, except

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

you asleep?”

Eileen remained silent.

the sound of knocking on the door, Eileen’s heart was pounding with the resolve never to

stopped, and Eric

Eileen a while before she felt comfortable enough to

next day, Eileen woke up quite late as she had fallen asleep around three or four

the morning, she changed into a nightgown and yawned as she made her way

for

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

was taken aback, “How could he get sick when he seemed perfectly fine yesterday?”

thought Mr. 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.

do you have time? Can you please bring

take care of it. You can buy the

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be connected to her

the porridge upstairs, but she did not eat

upper floor, she knocked on

are you

came from inside the room. “Cough, cough, cough… come

but to her surprise, she found Gavin

will be postponed until

back to the company and call me if you need

briefcase and nodding at Eileen as

“Eileen? Where’s Sharon?”

out to buy medicine

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

work. When a man was focused on his tasks, there was an allure

understand that once he was focused on work, he would lose

she might have taken the computer away and insisted he ate, but not this time. She has decided not to care

remember to eat. I’ll revise my subjects