A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 23

Eleanor dashed home in the rain, stripped off her fancy dress, took off the diamond necklace around her neck, and tossed it in the box.

She’d send all this crap back to Josef tomorrow, his stuff sickened her, and she definitely wouldn’t keep it.

After closing the box, she went into the bathroom, turned on the tub faucet, and climbed in.

She scrubbed her face and back hard, so hard that her skin got red, then looked at herself in the mirror.

With makeup off, all that’s left was sickly paleness, no spirit, and lifeless eyes.

She couldn’t see the light or feel the warmth.

Like a dirty little bug, trampled all over.

Yet, she once had dignity….

“Dignity.”

Eleanor chuckled sarcastically. She had lost her dignity when she sold herself to Bernard.

She dried her hair, lay in bed, and fell asleep exhausted.

The rain had

My her

and Eleanor slept straight

worked all night, slept from morning to afternoon. After making meals, Eleanor still hadn’t woken

twice. With no response, she realized

When she saw her flushed face on the bed, she immediately

was

hot…

“Eleanor, you have a high

her delirium, Eleanor’s instinct kicked in when hearing

very sick, we

Eleanor refuse, picked her up, and raced to

she was

and breathing machine.

had a congenital heart condition which Hailey knew about.

cold or fever, oxygen shortage would become an issue.

take it, so she asked the

fever finally began to subside.

asked for time off from work, and

the orphanage at around one year old. They were each other’s closest people after the head of

touching Eleanor’s pale face and sighed with a heartache.

met two playboys who drained her

Eleanor slept restlessly, seeing a young

with pain as he tried

approached him, “What did you

stopped talking,