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 use Eileen as his pawn.

the noodles, Eric feels less drunk and his stomach discomfort subsided. He lit

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

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

some time, the knocking stopped, and Eric

she felt comfortable enough

up quite late as she had fallen asleep around

she changed into a nightgown and

what’s for breakfast?”

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

could he get sick when he seemed perfectly fine yesterday?”

so I put away his blanket to prevent it from getting dirty. As Sharon was about to

Can you please bring it

can buy the medicine, Eileen replied,

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seemed to be connected to her

porridge upstairs, but she

reached Eric’s room on the upper floor, she knocked on

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

her surprise, she found Gavin there with

a document and said, “Today’s meeting will be postponed until

You can go back to the company and

briefcase and nodding

“Eileen? Where’s Sharon?”

buy medicine for you.”

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

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

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

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

remember to eat. I’ll revise my subjects then.”