Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 28 How Would She Survive…

Eileen quickly poured a glass of water from the refrigerator and hurried back to her room.

Vera glanced at the disappearing figure on the stairs and said, “Maybe I should give her at bowl of soup upstairs. I’m worried she might feel uncomfortable.”

Eric affectionately stroked Vera’s hair and replied. “I’ll do it.”

He stood up and made his way upstairs.

Vera bit her lip, feeling uneasy about Eric meeting Eileen alone. However, she was also afraid of facing Eileen herself.

Meanwhile, Eileen was lying on her bed, about to close her bedroom door, when suddenly, the door was opened, and Eric entered her room without knocking. This gesture. bothered her; everything else about Eric was fine, but this lack of respect for privacy left her feeling somewhat disgusted.

“The soup Vera made tastes good. Would you like to try it?” Eric suggested.

“L… Eileen hesitated, but Eric had already sat beside her bed. His cold aura made her heart race. He held a spoon in his hand and stirred the soup in her bowl. “Do you want me to feed you?”

“I… I’ll eat by myself,” Eileen stammered. The bowl was hot, and her fingers felt almost numb. but she did not dare to express her discomfort.

Eric’s eyes appeared somewhat cold as he looked at her. “Eileen, have you been feeling. unwell lately? Did you misunderstand me? Is that why you’ve been avoiding me?” His voice was calm yet carried an underlying tone of coercion.

Feeling her heart pounding in her chest, Eileen tried to maintain her composure on the surface. “No… no, there’s nothing like that,” she replied, but inside, she felt extremely anxious.

At that moment, Eric took out his phone and showed Eileen a photo, asking, “What are you secretly looking at, huh?”

Eileen stared at the photo in disbelief, her hands shaking, and she accidentally overturned. the bowl of soup onto the bed, staining the blanket. Eric’s expression remained indifferent and stern, as if he was trying to force her to admit something.

The photo showed her standing by the window, taken from the perspective of someone in a car. The picture was taken when Eileen was spying on Elsie.

Feeling the burn from the spilled soup on her thighs, Eileen quickly got out of bed, avoiding

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Eric, who took

take Eric’s phone, pretending to

him

Elsie. Today when Dad came back, I was standing by the window, and I saw Ms. Elsie in his car. She was

but I’m still young and can’t do much about it… Eric, if Ms. Elsie is being forced by Dad, can you

I don’t want her

father.”

with affection and said, “Silly, did you forget that I attended your parent-teacher meeting? I added your teacher’s contact information, and this photo was indeed sent to me by your

you about her relationship with your father now, so I decided to find out for you, to see if you would accept

all, she is your

the college entrance examination, so I don’t want anything to distract you or spoil your

really like Ms. Elsie. She took good care of me

entrance exam. I have

Can you tell me?”

to become a teacher in Lumiose, and I aspire to be a renowned. educator. After graduation, I plan to

lowered her head. “Lumiose ist thousands of miles away from Hulbury, and it takes more than ten hours to reach

go so far all of

me to

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want me to go, I know you just want me to remain under your control

father because of her teaching support. So I want to follow in her footsteps

the best school. The school in Hulbury is not as good. as the one in Lumiose.”

support me, won’t you? Can you help

she reached for Eric’s hand

impatience, and Eileen noticed that he did

“If you truly wish to go to Hulbury, I will talk to Dad about it…”

carefully. Once you leave Hulbury, you will lose the protection we can provide. If anything happens to you, neither Dad nor I will be able to rush to your help in time.”