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.”

Eleanor couldn’t

her on the back,

was just trying to comfort her.

knew very well how

the past five years, Eleanor had been working her butt off to pay back the million dollars to

thought that if she did that, she could change his

the end, she was still mercilessly

remembered that rainy night

herself for Garett

have

she would’ve been happy.

a shame that everything can’t start over

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

as strong as ever, Hailey slowly let go of her

pain, being the tough girls they were, accustomed to abandonment.

they lived well,

Eleanor’s suitcase, pulled her inside, and said, “Don’t say

handed them to Eleanor, “Go take a bath first. I’ll make you something delicious. and then you can have a good sleep. Don’t think about

pajamas and obediently nodded, “Okay.”

like this, treating her unconditionally well, like a ray

stages of heart failure, and the Grim

knew she was about to leave this world, she would probably

didn’t want to make such a

the kitchen, and slowly walked over, “Hailey, I want to quit my

nodded in agreement, “Your

should rest. You’ve been working so hard for the past

care of yourself at