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.”

Eileen, who was sitting

and well-behaved as a ragdoll.

and closed the door behind him.

hear the laughter from the living room, where Vera was pestering

the sound of the

room. The grey and Blake tones of the room gave

table was a photo of Eric

traces of Vera’s presence her left-behind hairpin, the toy alarm clock she had placed

you’re truly amazing! You know how to do everything! I can’t even make the simplest ravioli.

ravioli I made by hand. She wanted to learn

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

getting on in years, so staying on at the Swan residence is actually not a

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

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Eileen had nothing

anymore.

to the window, opened it, and stretched out her

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

snow, she had said, “We’re together in this snow, and we’ll be together until our hair turns Blake. We’ll grow old together,

end, we didn’t

trace of the love you once

I have is that

her desires had always been simple to marry him and become his wife.

his wife, Eileen’s only mistake

unruly, but not anymore. Even the sharpest thorn

she endured now was no less than how she used to bully and oppress Vera

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

the cycle of cause and

the window. From then on, she would no longer watch

Eileen curled up on the small couch, staring blankly at the

Eileen received a text message.

birthday,

first time she had

How did Jasper know that today was her

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birthday on her ID card was incorrect. Her actual birth date was the

clouds in Eileen’s heart were quickly swept away as a beam of light pierced through, dispelling

quickly replied to the message: How did

you

huge, oversized, pink, limited

from sending that message as Eric’s warning echoed in

not allowed to approach anyone from the Smith family in

deleted the text.

had fallen into silence, indicating that everyone must have gone to sleep.