Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 263 Do You Want To Make A Bet

Vera’s eyes filled with crystal-like tears. Sobbing, she ran over and hugged Eric from behind, as if she was desperately trying to hold on to him. “Eric, do you know how much I envy Eileen? I envy her because the person she loves also loves her unconditionally. She can even get engaged to the person she loves, Eric… I want to be with you forever. I want to be your wife for eternity, but… why can’t you just have feelings for

me?”

Eric’s back was upright and burning hot, yet his heart seemed to be frozen in ice.

“Vera, I’m not as good as you think I am. There’s a lot you don’t know.”

Vera tightly wrapped her arms around his waist, refusing to let go. “No! To me, you’re the best… I don’t need to know, and I don’t care what kind of person you are. I just want to be by your side forever, be your wife, and have your children. You promised me that you’ll start a family with me. You can’t break your promise, Eric.”

As Vera’s tears soaked Eric’s black suit, he could feel a damp warmth seeping into his shirt.

Eric turned around, wiping away her tears with his rough hands. “Apart from marriage, I can agree to any of your requests. I still have other things to do. But when it comes to matters of the heart… Both of us are not meant to be. I never intended to settle down.”

“You don’t need to use those words to pacify me, saying you have no plans to settle down. You’re just lying to me… I’m not a child anymore. At the Swan residence, I saw you kissing Eileen without any restraint…. And tonight at the dinner table, I could see how emotionally affected you were by her. You can deceive yourself, but you can’t deceive me.” Vera’s tears gushed out uncontrollably. No matter how much she wiped them away, they just wouldn’t stop.

The depths of her sorrow were evident.

“You’ve actually liked Eileen for a while now, haven’t you? Even when… I want to kiss you, all you do is avoid me. Being with me has been nothing but a lie. If you don’t like me… why did you agree to be with me in the first place?”

Eric’s expression suddenly turned solemn. “If you want an answer, I can tell you.”

“Yes.”

“I have seen you as a sister, and I’m not the right one for you. One day, you’ll understand what I’m saying

blinked listlessly, while her heart

all this time, you’ve been lying

and have a long journey ahead of you. There’ll be someone else for you

want is to be with you. If you are not in my life, what’s the point of

grabbed a small knite. She then slashed it across her arm,

“Vera!”

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a wry smile on her face. “Eric, once I’m gone, you can

me,” Eric said, his brow furrowed in a frightening manner.

family I had. If it weren’t for you, I might have died when I was ten. I can’t accept you loving someone else. Rather than watching

her delicate arm, falling onto the tiled floor.

visibly paled. She swayed unsteadily, looking as if she was about to faint.

door open, he reached out to hold the fainting Vera just in time. With

threatened him with suicide or something else, Eric

drove her to Serene

room, Zachary stitched her

Haven’t you ever considered returning her feelings? Eileen is destined to be Mrs. Smith in the future. There’s no doubt about it. Unless you can overthrow Smith Corporation overnight, there’s no way you can take Eileen from him. Oh, and one more thing, don’t forget that the DNA test shows that you and Eileen are biological siblings. It would be outrageous if you two were to be together. Tsk, who would have thought

burst into laughter. “Well, isn’t

you said enough?” Eric turned from the floor-to-ceiling window, his brows furrowed in frustration, while the irritation in his voice couldn’t

then carefully bandaged Vera’s arm with gauze. “Don’t look at me like that,” he said. “I have no intention of being killed by you. There’s something I haven’t told you

you think?”

retorted, “What are you