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.”

these words, Eleanor couldn’t help but

patting her on the back,

just trying to comfort

very well how much

Eleanor had been working her butt off to pay back the million dollars

that if she did that, she could change his

the end, she was still

suddenly remembered that rainy night

sold herself for Garett Falsey,

have

would’ve been happy.

shame that everything can’t

her, so after giving her a gentle push away and smiling warmly at her, she joked, “You sure you wanna let me in? You’ve left me out here in the cold, I’m freezing!”

strong as ever, Hailey slowly let go

overcome her pain, being the tough girls they were,

long as they lived well, there was nothing

her inside, and said, “Don’t say such things again. This is your

Eleanor, “Go take a bath first. I’ll make you something delicious.

the pajamas and obediently nodded, “Okay.”

been like this, treating her unconditionally well, like a ray of

she was in the late stages of heart failure, and the Grim Reaper would soon be taking her

leave this world, she would probably be

want to make such a and gentle person

slowly walked over, “Hailey, I want to quit my

nodded in

hard for the past few years, just for a

quit and take care of yourself at home. Leave