Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 77 Why Are You So Naive?

As night fell, the moonlight flickered intermittently under the cover of the overcast clouds.

The thick clouds, much like Eileen’s emotions, were oppressive and suffocating, making her feel breathless.

She felt like a cat that had just been bullied and abandoned, wandering the streets, unsure of where to go.

Despite the vastness of the world, Eileen didn’t know where she truly belonged.

He emerged from the darkness. Eileen didn’t receive his response; all she heard was the sound of the wind through the phone.

Hearing the steady and strong footsteps, Eileen looked in the direction of the sound. Her eyes were filled with tears, and through them, his black silhouette seemed somewhat indistinct.

Her phone was still pressed to her ear until he approached. At that point, Eileen’s strength waned, and the phone slipped from her grasp. The blood flowing from her arm was slowly starting to dry.

Having lost too much blood, Eileen’s complexion turned pale. Now, her whole body radiated. despair.

Eileen clutched his suit pants, her breathing fast as she demanded, “Why? Eric, what exactly did I do wrong for you to treat me like this?”

I love you so deeply, so why do you keep making me sad and upset?

“Eileen, sometimes it’s not Swire to be too clever!” Eric bent down, gripping her face with one hand. “Were you planning to use the Smith family to escape the clutches of the Swan family? Why are you always so naive?”

“Eric, I know you don’t like me, so I’ve already let go. What else do you want from me? If you wanted me dead from the start, why did you save me that time? I’m really in a lot of pain…. I’m begging you, please stop tormenting me, okay?”

Eric narrowed his sharp eyes, his tone icy. “Call me brother!”

“You’re not my brother! All the kindness you showed me before was fake! You’re not worthy to be my brother!” Eileen screamed hysterically. The fear had passed, and now there was only grief and indignation in her heart, along with a sense of helplessness against fate.

“You are forbidden from approaching anyone from the Smith family in the future. If you

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disobey… You know the consequences.”

On her long eyelashes, tiny pearls of tears glistened. Seeing her current state, one couldn’t help but feel immense pity.

leaned on the nearby railing and shakily rose

ground. With her uninjured left hand, she wiped away the tears from both eyes. “I understand,” she said. “Today, Jasper was just accompanying me to the art exhibition.

and uncompromising, his gaze

what you’ve done to me is what a brother would do? I treat you like my brother, yet time and again, you’ve tried to take my life! I’ve said it before that I really don’t like you, and I wasn’t joking. Also, all this about using the Smith family? I’ve never thought about doing that. From the moment I decided to go to Lumiose, I never planned on coming back. Eric, I stopped wanting you a long time ago. I don’t need

was like a petulant child’s.

voice was soft and gentle, devoid of

made others want to bully her more.

direction of Undella Mansion. She walked

this pitch-black road, there was no one else but her.

wearing a thin black sweater. One of her hands was completely covered in blood, and her phone had been

the night itself as he watched

he noticed the figure in front of him collapse to

if it was expected, he didn’t rush

was like a beast prowling in the darkness, moving toward

You fool!

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what difference would it make? It’s all too late

blood loss. She was so light she was almost

of icy-cold Blake landed on

it had started to snow heavily.

lingered on the ground for a while before melting.

Swan family, eight-year-old Eileen had exclaimed, “Brother, look quickly. It’s snowing!”

suggested, “Brother, shall we go outside and build a

Eileen had said, “Brother, if it snows in Hulbury this year, I will confess my feelings

you’ve done

only mistake you made was that you

experiencing now is just the

wandered aimlessly in the darkness, unaware of how long she had been walking.

thoughts as her body was manipulated. Suddenly, a light

to return to her.

person lying on

above, a scent both strange and familiar filled

man in a black woolen sweater sat by the bed. He had a calm demeanor, handsome features, and soft lines that defined