Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 173 You Promised To Help Me

Eileen sneered, “Anyone would be afraid to sit beside a murderer!”

Is she scared? Ha! If she was scared, she wouldn’t have been so disobedient, going out on dates with another man!

He didn’t defend himself, so it seemed this matter was indeed true.

Well, what couldn’t he do?

Even if he were to kill someone, he could do it flawlessly.

Eileen said, “She was with you for a year, Eric. Aren’t you sad? How could you do it? She really liked you.”

“Like? Are you jealous?” His tone was calm and indifferent.

Eileen’s eyes stared at him as if he was an emotionless monster. She wasn’t just asking about Lilian; she was asking for herself.

She wanted to know the feeling of being responsible for the death of someone she had once loved.

Did he have a moment of regret? Will he regret the decisions he made? Has he ever sincerely cared for

me?

Eileen took a deep breath. Forget it. He won’t say, and I can’t read his mind.

“People like you don’t deserve to be liked by anyone.”

He would face retribution. She hoped that he would spend the rest of his life alone, losing everyone around him.

“Really? Who’s head over heels in love?”

A wave of shyness washed over Eileen’s face. She didn’t respond, but she noticed his resting on her.

Upon reaching Undella Mansion, the car came to a halt, and the two of them got out.

Eric locked the car and took out some fireworks from the trunk.

gaze

When they walked into the house, Will’s displeased gaze landed on Eileen. “Why are you back so late?

and I went out to buy some things.

Will stood

up

the couch. “Let’s

upstairs

dinner, they would set off

on Will’s left and started eating. Elsie didn’t come down. Although they knew something was amiss, no one

and noticed the housekeeper

saw that day crossed her mind. Is Elsie injured?

in her mind.

up late at night. Fruits were placed on the coffee table. Eileen didn’t go back to her room. Sitting on the couch, she flipped through a

her,

chess with

felt Eric’s gaze, making her

putting her book aside, she stood up and went to the kitchen. Opening the fridge, she saw milk inside. She was about to pour a glass when she changed her mind and took a cup hot water.

the large glass window, there were floating lanterns from an unknown

warehouse, she

she found the lantern and some leftover

the warehouse with dust on her, Eileen placed the

lit the lantern, but the lighter

it useless?” Eileen

side. Startled, she dropped the sky lantern. stepping back to create some

of

any sound? What are you doing here?” Eileen asked

hand into his pocket while offering a

to take the lighter from his hand.

her and tugged her forward. Eileen stumbled backward, pressed against his burning chest in an

“What are you

huge, almost completely shielding the petite Eileen from view. As he leaned down, the warm breath from his nostrils cascaded down her neck. It felt as if a current of electricity was coursing through her sensitive skin,

picked up the lantern. “You want to light this

body. “Let go of me first.”

to

react. She stayed

helped each other, Eric used the lighter to light up the wick in

heat caused the lantern to expand. Once the heat was sufficient, they watched as the lantern soared into the sky.

His voice

replied, “I wish that from now on, you will stay