Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 187 Does Elm Like Her

Elm, who used to be relatively normal, now seemed to be acting crazy.

His character was never bad, so it was unclear where this sudden temper was coming from.

She had no relationship with him, so she had no control over his actions.

If he continued to let his resentment go unchecked, he would definitely suffer in the future.

The Olympiad Math exam was approaching, and Eileen couldn’t think about anything else.

After school that day, Eileen went to the enrichment program, only to be told that the test the night before was a screening, and only three students would be selected in the end.

Now, out of the original twenty students, only ten remained.

Competition had always been brutal, and achieving success was not easy.

The results from the previous night were posted on the blackboard.

As expected, Eileen came out on top.

“Having connections really does wonders, huh? She didn’t come for half a month and still managed to get first place. What are we even doing here? We paid over ten for the train ticket and traveled for five to six hours, and we have to return tomorrow.”

“Stop being jealous. It’s your fault for not having a capable boyfriend! Us poor folks should feel lucky to be here.”

“Ah, let’s not talk about it anymore!”

When they saw Eileen, they all immediately fell silent.

The sarcastic words and implicit glances made it seem like they were all mocking something,

Eileen calmly swept her gaze across the room. “I earned my place through my own merit. What gives you the right to belittle me? If you feel that the last exam was unfair, we can always take it again.”

city but either skipped classes or went on shopping sprees instead of paying attention in class. If you

girls who were speaking earlier turned pale.

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“Okay.”

than that Eileen! So what if she’s first in class and second in the grade? She still ended

Eileen really

could she possibly end up in the enrichment program, competing for a spot us underachievers?”

won’t stand a chance. No matter how hard we work, we won’t

boyfriend isn’t the CEO of Smith Corporation!”

It turned out

back to

in the midst of stapling documents when suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her index finger. A drop

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eyelid twitched, and a sense of foreboding suddenly filled her heart.

staple was not rusty, so she

she looked at the spot behind

too stressed from studying? I keep feeling as if someone is secretly

water droplets on her hand, Eileen returned to the classroom, preparing to

hand from behind grabbed her, pulling her into a stairwell. Before Eileen could utter a word, a strong scent of alcohol suddenly hit her. sound-activated light flickered on abruptly, revealing a person who had appeared out o nowhere. The initial panic in Eileen’s heart instantly subsided

to have had too much to drink. He embraced her tightly, his entire weight pressing down on her. He leaned on her shoulder. If it weren’t for the wall behind her waist would’ve cracked from his

“Elm, what are you doing? Do

was both angry and fierce, tinged with a hint of grievance.

this!” Eileen pushed his face away, but his strength was overwhelming. He held her waist tightly, making it impossible for her to

this fair to

“It’s fake!”

aback. “What did

just to make you jealous.”