Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 26 You’ll Be A Qualified Wife

“Thud!”

All of a sudden, a loud noise echoed from upstairs, causing Eileen to glance upward in concern. Reacting quickly, she slipped on her slippers and hurriedly ascended the stairs, fearing that something might have happened to Eric.

Apprehensively, Eileen pushed open the door to the room where the noise came from, and anxiously asked, “Eric, are you alright?”

Inside, she found Eric lying on the bed, seemingly trying to pick up the shattered pieces of a bowl on the floor.

“Eric, let me handle this. Just lie down and rest,” Eileen said gently, rearranging the pillows. behind him. She fetched a broom from outside and cleaned up the mess on the floor, though some stains remained.

Squatting down, Eileen used a few tissues to wipe away the remaining stains.

Eric watched her from behind, squinting his eyes, feeling amazed.

He never would have believed it if he had not seen it himself – Eileen knew how to do the work of a servant, something she had never done before.

Eric could not understand what caused this change in Eileen. He wondered if something had happened to her.

However, he knew that the reason for Eileen’s transformation was because of him.

After graduating from university, she married Eric. During their eight years of marriage, his company flourished and established a strong presence in Hulbury. While everyone else. feared him, Eileen remained confined to their home, waiting for his return.

As a housewife, she had servants to assist her, but it left her feeling unfulfilled and restless. In

her

spare

time, she would often find herself lost in thought, yearning for something more.

meaningful.

So, she began to learn new things, such as cleaning the rooms, tending to the flowers, and even trying to fit into her own social circle. She invited her neighbor’s wife over for tea, visited the beauty salon, and even went to the gym. However, Eric did not take kindly to her newfound activities and asked her to stay home, fearing that she might embarrass him.

it was not that Eric disliked her going out, but rather, he was possessive of what he considered his own. As there was one time she went to the gym, a few good-looking men wanted to walk her home. How could Eric know even though she had met

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many men, no one could match him…

in a palace. Her life was filled with waiting for Eric’s

never cherished her love as he should have. In another world, Eric already knew she was dead. He must

mess up, brought him another bowl of porridge, and sat by the bed. “Eric, this porridge isn’t this

hoarse, and he coughed a few more times

palm was incredibly hot. Seeing that he was this weak, she was afraid that he would not be able to hold onto the bowl and Sharon might need to clean the mess

If you don’t mind, let me feed you!” Eileen

is sensible and knows that she loves

softly and said, “Eric, if you’re sick,

to his mouth, and Eric obediently opened his mouth.

to let her emotions get

feeding him and leave, but to her

slowly, accompanied by occasional coughs, leaving Eileen with no choice but

was feeling slightly anxious, Sharon returned,

let’s take your temperature first!” Sharon said worriedly, taking the thermometer and measuring Eric’s fever, which showed 102 F

high fever, maybe we should take you to the hospital,

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if you can’t bear it. If Mr. Swan finds out, he might be

the concern in Sharon’s eyes for Eric, Eileen intervened, reassuring her, “Sharon, don’t worry; you won’t get

medicine after half an hour and make sure he stays hydrated.”

Eileen nodded, “Okay.”

left, Eileen continued to look after Eric, putting his laptop aside and ensuring he

are you doing, Eileen?” Eric

work for now. Lie down and rest,” Eileen insisted, guiding him to lie down and take