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

afternoon. After making meals,

called her twice. With no response, she realized

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

was

hot…

“Eleanor, you have a high fever. Get up, I’m going to take you

in when hearing the word ‘hospital‘. “No hospital…”

very sick, we

refuse, picked her up, and

she was on an o

and breathing machine.

congenital heart condition which Hailey knew

a cold or fever, oxygen shortage would

Eleanor couldn’t take it, so she asked

Eleanor’s fever finally

off from work, and sat

year old. They were each other’s closest people

Eleanor’s pale face

her youth and left her scarred all over.

slept restlessly, seeing a young man

face filled with pain as he tried to speak, but

“What did

boy stopped talking,