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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Eric swiftly cast a glance with his deep, hawk-like eyes

closed the refrigerator door, saying. “It’s

that, she took a seat at the dining table.

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

Where’s your uniform?” Will asked her sternly.

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

nodded. “That

Mary suddenly approached and said, “Oh, by the way, Mr. Swan, Ms. Eileen… not long ago,

competition? What kind of competition?” Will inquired.

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

a mess of prizes, nothing but useless stuff,” Will stated,

grown accustomed to her father’s disparaging remarks. She kept her

in, “No, Mr. Swan. The prize is a small statuette, seemingly made of gold. It’s simply

items, which included an unopened document.

handed it to Will, who hesitated for a moment before setting down his utensils and opening

very thin sheet of Blake paper revealed the scores for

grim, and the emotions on his face mysteriously

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and shield, was placed on the table, carrying some

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

her hand as the discarded report card landed right next

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

full marks.

his recollection was accurate, the last time Eileen’s average score for each subject ranged from

require Will’s

her own efforts, or

only one who

took a glance and was astonished.

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

sense of unease started to permeate Vera’s heart, as she was unaware of when Eileen’s grades had become so remarkable.

seventy points

genuinely praising her or sarcastically doubting,

she cared little.