Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 134 Not As Easygoing

been humiliated.

She was suspended from class and expelled from the Olympiad Math team.

She even felt that if she had done nothing from the start and if she hadn’t gone to Class One, perhaps none of what followed would have happened.

After returning from school, she indeed felt lost. What could she possibly do next?

She wondered if she would continue neglecting her studies like that.

Only when it became clear what she had to do did Eileen come to terms with everything.

After all, she made a promise to someone, to help him get into Hulbury University.

Suddenly, at that moment, the lock on the door outside turned, and the door was pushed

open.

Elm appeared, carrying two large bags. Seeing the person on the couch, he acted as if he hadn’t noticed them, and started stuffing the groceries he had just bought into the refrigerator. He even had a cucumber hanging from his mouth.

Eric spoke with an indescribable gloom. “Is this what you mean by living well? By mingling with him?”

“I never thought you would think of me this way. Then again, whatever I do is always wrong. This time, however, you really misunderstood. I was just… repaying a favor to Elm. He risked his life to save me. All I did was tutor him, helping him to successfully get into the university.” Finally, Eileen finished her painting, the first complete one.

She had stayed up all night to complete it. Peeling off the tape, she mounted the painting in the frame.

As a sensible high school boy, Elm had already put on his apron, ready to start cooking.

Elm opened the refrigerator and saw a plate of leftover fried chicken from the night before. “Do you want what’s left from yesterday? If not, I’m going to throw it out!”

Eileen replied, “It can still be eaten once it’s heated up later.”

“Okay.”

Leftover food? Eric was taken aback.

Eileen lived a life of luxury, never with a sight of leftovers on her dining table.

In the past, she was incredibly picky about food. Even fish had to be meticulously deboned

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have their oil content strictly controlled. The list of foods she avoided was so long, it was impossible to

was indeed beyond what Eric had anticipated.

there would come a day when

that wasn’t the case. Instead, she was accepting a life without luxurious clothes and exquisite meals, without a housekeeper to

because of this that you’ve forgotten who was hospitalized, who was choked?” Eric spoke openly,

then, she did it all for

his hand trembled

did, Elm just has a bad temper. It’s just a bit of roughhousing among classmates.” His arms and legs were broken, and he had to lie in the hospital for several months. However, some people commit wrongdoings

didn’t want to continue the topic any further, turning to Eric with a faint smile. “Would you like

Yet, in those eyes, he saw a hint of

than her calm demeanor, Eric wished for her to vent her anger hysterically in front of him. He would prefer if

be any spare bowls, so you may have to make do with a plate. The other bowl was bought by Elm

three days to pack your things. I’ll come to pick you up then.”

second thought, Eileen flatly refused, “I’m not

in this. My foster father isn’t as tolerant as I am.”

said, “What are you standing there for? Come

onions, preparing to cook a meat

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her way to the

to come back sooner

would also be

knew what awaited her

was prepared, she settled at the

of a spring

already thinking about what to eat tomorrow? You certainly have a lot on your mind!”

definitely help you get into

about yourself?”

“Me too.”

smooth as one hopes. Disregard the process. As long as the goal is achieved, everything is fine, regardless of the means. Eileen, trust me,

eyes with an unprecedented

never seen him

nodded with a smile.

for him to use the

know what she would do if she lost that goal, what her

was

still couldn’t alter her own future, then what was the purpose everything she had done?