Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 78 Growing Old Together

“Look at the size of that wound! If Mr. Snow hadn’t noticed that you hadn’t returned home so late and went out to fetch you out of concern, what would you have done if something had happened to you outside?”

Eileen smiled in response. “I slipped and fell.”

“What? How did you fall? It’s such a big cut!”

“While I was practicing my dance, I accidentally cut myself.”

Sharon immediately frowned and said, “No, this is unacceptable. I need to inform Mr. Swan and have him move you to a different class. What kind of irresponsible teacher is this? You got hurt and she just ignored you! I wonder how she even became a teacher.”

A warmth spread through Eileen’s heart. Whenever she was hurt, Sharon was always the first one to think of her.

“Sharon, I’m really okay. Please help me call Alan to come pick me up!”

Vera said, “Eileen, it’s already quite late. Why don’t you stay here for the night and leave tomorrow? Eric and I can’t help but worry if you go out alone.”

Eileen had drunk half a bowl of soup and was already feeling much better.

“That’s right! You, my dear, are always up so late and constantly skip dinner. You must be starving now. Let me cook you a plate of pasta.”

Eileen sat up to lean against the headboard, only to realize she was in Eric’s room.

“I’m not very hungry, so there’s no need to trouble yourself.”

Vera smiled warmly and said, “Eileen, you don’t need to be formal here. Just treat this place as your own home. It’s only right for Eric and me to take care of you. Or is it that you don’t want to eat pasta and would prefer something else? Should Eric and I go buy something else for you?”

Eileen was getting a bit of a headache from all the noise.

This was Vera and Eric’s home, not hers.

She would only feel increasingly suffocated if she stayed here.

Eileen lowered her gaze, her long hair loose around her shoulders. She looked down to see herself dressed in pajamas that belonged to Vera.

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She didn’t know when her clothes had been changed.

Her wallet and phone were both placed on the bedside table.

“I just need a moment to rest; I’ll be fine. You don’t need to worry about me.”

Eric spoke in a stern tone. “Vera, Sharon, let her rest properly. Boil some water and have her take the painkillers first.”

“All right then!” Still feeling worried, Sharon urged, “Eileen, if you feel unwell at any point, make sure to speak up. Don’t bear it in silence!”

Eileen nodded. “Understood.”

Vera and Sharon left, Eric took one last look at Eileen, who was sitting

and

that, he left and closed the door behind him.

was fully closed, Eileen could still hear the laughter from the living room, where Vera was pestering Sharon to teach her

sound of

the room. The grey and Blake tones of the room gave off a warm

the bedside table was a photo

presence her left-behind hairpin, the toy alarm clock she had placed on

everything! I can’t even make the

wanted to learn too, and in the end, she ended up with her face covered in flour…”

that if Sharon was doing well by Eric and Vera’s side, then there was no need for her to insist

at the Swan residence is actually not a

around, Eric probably wouldn’t make things difficult for Sharon due to the latter having spent

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Eileen had nothing

anymore.

to the window, opened it, and stretched out her hand.

to City Hall with Eric to get their marriage certificate, the weather had

standing in the snow, she had said, “We’re together in this snow, and we’ll be

we didn’t grow old

even a trace of the love you once

that when it snows, I remember you.

just an ordinary girl, and her desires had always been simple to marry him and

wife, Eileen’s only mistake was driving Vera to her death.

be arrogant and domineering, willful and unruly, but not

she used to bully and oppress Vera in her

was why, no matter what happened to her, she endured it

the cycle of cause and

closed the window. From then on, she would no longer watch the snow, nor would she

up on the small couch, staring blankly at the corner of the wardrobe

Eileen received

birthday, Princess.

was the first time she had

did Jasper know that today was her

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knew about her birthday, not even Eric. The birthday on her ID card was incorrect. Her actual birth date

heart were quickly swept away as a beam

the message: How did you know

you

oversized, pink, limited edition Nini teddy bear,

as Eric’s warning echoed

family in the future.

quickly deleted

silence, indicating that everyone must