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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family, Eric was determined to eliminate Will if

eating the noodles, Eric feels less drunk and his stomach discomfort subsided. He lit a cigarette, something he rarely

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

She knew that it was Eric because it was 2 a.m. Sharon went home and

are you

Eileen remained silent.

on the door, Eileen’s heart was

stopped, and Eric eventually left.

while before she

late as she had fallen asleep around three

the morning, she changed into a nightgown and yawned

for breakfast?”

cold, so I prepared some porridge for him.

was taken aback, “How could he get sick when he seemed perfectly

my fault. I 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. something. “Oh, I almost forgot. We’ve run out of medicine. I need to buy some.”

you please bring it to Mr.

Sharon. I’ll take care of it. You can

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illness seemed to be

porridge upstairs, but she did not eat any

room on the upper floor, she knocked on his door.

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

to her surprise, she found Gavin there with Eric.

said, “Today’s meeting will be postponed

to the company and

acknowledged, picking up his briefcase and nodding

“Eileen? Where’s Sharon?”

to buy medicine

placed the porridge on the bedside table and said, “Eric, you’re sick. so you should take it easy and eat something

computer screen, fully immersed in his work. When a man was focused on his tasks, there was an

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

might have taken the computer away and insisted he ate, but not

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