A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 3

Eleanor, lugging her suitcase, arrived at her bestie Hailey Vulpe’s place.

She raised her hand, gave a gentle knock on the door, and stood nearby, quietly waiting.-

Both she and Hailey were orphans; they grew up together in the orphanage, like sisters.

She remembered when Bernard took her away, Hailey said to her, “If he ever dumps you, remember to come back home.”

It was these words that gave Eleanor the courage to say no to Bernard’s house.

Hailey swiftly opened the door, and upon seeing Eleanor, her mouth immediately curved into a smile.

“Eleanor, what brings you here?”

Eleanor tightened her grip on the suitcase and confessed somewhat timidly, “Hailey, I’ve come to stay at your place.”

Only then did Hailey notice the suitcase in Eleanor’s hand, and her smile froze. “What happened?”

Eleanor put on a brave face and smiled, “I ended things with him.”

Hailey gazed at Eleanor, who was trying her best to maintain her smile.

Her tiny face looked gaunt, with sunken eye sockets and a pale complexion.

Standing in the cold wind, her body was so frail that it looked like a piece of paper.

Seeing Eleanor like this, Hailey suddenly felt a heartache.

She quickly stepped forward and tightly hugged Eleanor, “Don’t be sad, you still have me.”

words, Eleanor couldn’t help

gently patting her on the back, “I’m fine, don’t worry.”

knew she was just trying

well how much Eleanor loved

Eleanor had been working her butt off to pay back

did that, she could change his impression of

was still mercilessly

suddenly remembered that rainy night five years

Eleanor hadn’t sold herself for Garett Falsey,

have

she would’ve

such a shame that everything can’t start over

her a gentle push away and smiling warmly at her, she joked, “You sure you wanna let me in?

ever, Hailey slowly let

being the tough girls they were, accustomed

well, there was nothing insurmountable.

these thoughts, Hailey’s mood improved a little. She took Eleanor’s suitcase, pulled her inside, and said, “Don’t say such things again. This is your home. Stay as long

to Eleanor, “Go take a bath first. I’ll

took the pajamas and

had always been like this, treating her unconditionally well,

thing was that she was in the late stages of heart failure, and the Grim Reaper would

Hailey knew she was about to leave this world,

to make such a

figure in the kitchen, and slowly walked over,

nodded in agreement, “Your

been working so hard for the past

take care of yourself at home. Leave the money–making