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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She asked, “Eric… Eric,

she spoke, she pushed the dirty blanket aside and walked over to take Eric’s

her beside him and

was taken by Ms. Elsie. Today when Dad came back, I was standing by the window, and I saw Ms. Elsie in his car. She was the teacher who visited our house last

young and can’t do much about it… Eric, if

I don’t want her to be bullied by my

father.”

her eyes turn red, Eric gently held her face with his left hand, wiping away her tears. with his thumb. He looked at her with affection and said, “Silly,

to talk to you about her relationship with your father now, so I decided to

all, she is your

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

like Ms. Elsie. She took good care of me in school before.

about my college entrance exam. I have already decided which

Can you tell

to be a renowned. educator. After graduation, I plan to apply for teaching

and it takes more than ten hours to reach by plane at the fastest. Eileen… I

to go so far all

want me to

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

she met my father because of her teaching support. So I want to follow in her footsteps and become a teacher. I truly believe that

to be a teacher, I must attend the best school. The school

support me, won’t you? Can you help me

reached for Eric’s hand and pleaded, “Eric… Please…”

frown revealed a trace of impatience, and Eileen noticed that he did not like

wish to go to Hulbury, I will talk to Dad about

If anything happens to you, neither Dad nor I will be able to