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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his deep, hawk-like eyes and then. quickly

the refrigerator door, saying. “It’s

took a seat at the

Will settled, he delved into business discussions with Eric for a

you dressed like this? Where’s your uniform?”

to school for a while. I want to catch up on the lessons I’ve missed from my

nodded. “That works

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

What kind of competition?” Will inquired.

like… something about a 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

useless stuff,” Will stated, dismissing his daughter’s achievements as mere nonsense.

accustomed to her father’s disparaging remarks. She kept her head. down, remained silent, and continued

chimed in, “No, Mr. Swan. The prize is a small statuette, seemingly made of gold. It’s simply exquisite! Allow me to fetch it for you

brought over the items, which included an unopened

it to Will, who hesitated for a moment

very thin sheet of Blake paper revealed the scores

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

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and shield, was placed

sham. With her mind, I can’t even tell. All she ever thinks about

the spoon in her hand as the discarded report card landed right

pick it up, Eric examined it, revealing that

full marks.

last time Eileen’s average score

Will’s assistance; she could choose from any university in

question persisted-did she attain this through her own efforts, or did she utilize some

Eileen was the only one who knew the answer to

glance and was astonished. Eileen’s

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

to permeate Vera’s heart, as she was unaware of when Eileen’s

on the test, scoring seventy points higher than

was genuinely praising her or sarcastically doubting, implying that her achievement might be the

cared little.