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

straight until

worked all night, slept from morning to afternoon. After making meals, Eleanor

Eleanor’s door and called her twice. With

quickly pushed the door open and went in. When she saw her flushed face

was

hot…

covers, propped Eleanor up and said, “Eleanor, you have a high fever. Get up, I’m going to take you to the hospital.”

her delirium, Eleanor’s instinct kicked in when hearing the word

sick, we have

picked her

emergency treatment, she was

and breathing machine.

congenital heart condition which

or fever, oxygen shortage

she asked the doctor

Eleanor’s fever finally began

of relief, asked for time off from work, and sat silently by Eleanor’s

at around one year old. They were each other’s

hand, touching Eleanor’s pale face and sighed with a

who drained her youth and left her scarred

seeing a young man with bloody

he tried

approached him, “What did

talking, staring