Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 68 Seventy Points Higher

The voice-it was unmistakably Vera’s.

Eileen pondered, It makes sense. Vera was being bullied at school. Why would Eric continue to allow her to endure such mistreatment?

Turning around, Mary noticed her and greeted, “Ms. Eileen.”

Vera quickly stood up upon hearing this. “Eileen.”

She flashed a beautiful smile. “Why aren’t you in your school uniform? As soon as I heard you were discharged, I came to go to school with you. From now on, we’ll be at the same school, Eileen. Please take good care of me in the future.”

The situation had Eileen pondering whether it was fate.

In her previous life, Vera also attended Petalburg High School.

everyone.

Eileen had always believed that changes in this life would alter the fate of However, she realized that, regardless, everything seemed to follow the same path as in her previous life.

So, will Vera still meet the same fate? And will I also… Or perhaps everyone’s destiny is predetermined from the very beginning, unable to be altered….

Noticing her silence, Vera questioned, “Eileen… what’s the matter? Are you feeling unwell?”

“I’m fine,” Eileen responded indifferently.

Just then, Mary informed them, “Ms. Eileen, Ms. Vera, we can start the meal once Mr. Swan

arrives.”

Exiting the kitchen, Eileen poured herself a glass of cold milk. In a haze, it felt like she could hear Sharon’s voice in her mind, “How could you drink something cold first thing in the morning? I’ve already warmed up a cup of milk for you.”

Will and Eric, both dressed in black suits, descended the stairs one after the other, still engaged in a conversation. “This project demands our close attention. We cannot afford any. mistakes, the former cautioned.

“Yes, Father.”

“Ms. Eileen, Sharon has advised me before that drinking cold things in the morning will upset your stomach. The milk is already heated; why don’t you opt for something warm instead?” Mary suggested.

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a glance with his

closed the refrigerator door, saying. “It’s okay.”

that, she took a seat at the

settled, he delved into business discussions with Eric for a while. It was only then that he noticed

dressed like this? Where’s your uniform?” Will asked her

it gently before responding, “I’ve decided not to go to school for a while. I want to catch up on the lessons I’ve missed from my extracurricular classes.”

“That

then Mary suddenly approached and said, “Oh, by the way, Mr. Swan, Ms. Eileen… not long ago, I received a call from the school. They want Ms. Eileen to participate in a competition at school.”

competition? What kind of

math competition. And also… they mentioned something about Ms. Eileen’s report card and some prizes. The person who delivered them said that since Ms. Eileen didn’t attend the school assembly, they sent the prizes back home.”

nothing but useless stuff,” Will stated, dismissing his daughter’s achievements as mere nonsense.

to her father’s disparaging remarks. She kept her head. down,

small statuette, seemingly made of gold.

quickly brought over the items,

to Will, who hesitated for a moment before setting down his

sheet of Blake paper revealed the scores for each of Eileen’s classes.

scores, his eyes grim, and the emotions on his face mysteriously unpredictable.

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medal, a golden knight on horseback wielding a spear and shield,

her mind, I can’t even tell. All she ever thinks about are men. Will casually discarded her

hand as the discarded report card landed right next to Eric’s

it up, Eric examined it, revealing that almost every subject had

full marks.

average score for each subject ranged from forty to fifty points.

impressive, she wouldn’t require Will’s assistance; she could choose from any university in the

attain this through her own efforts, or did

only one who knew the answer

a glance and was astonished. Eileen’s scores in every subject.

at Cloudburg Public School, would place her at least in the top three of the

Vera’s heart, as she was unaware of when Eileen’s grades had become

well on the test, scoring seventy points higher than Vera,” Eric

discern from his tone whether he was genuinely praising her or

cared