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 until the

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

and called her twice. With no response, she realized something was wrong.

in. When she saw her flushed face on the bed, she immediately touched

was

hot…

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

Eleanor’s instinct kicked in when hearing the word ‘hospital‘. “No hospital…”

very sick, we have to go!”

her up,

emergency treatment, she was on an

and breathing machine.

heart condition which

a cold or fever, oxygen shortage would become

it, so she asked the

midnight, Eleanor’s fever finally began

sigh of relief, asked for time off from work, and sat silently

at around one year old. They

Eleanor’s pale

met two playboys who drained her youth

fever, Eleanor slept restlessly, seeing a young man with bloody hands

filled with pain as he tried to speak, but Eleanor couldn’t

him, “What did you

boy stopped talking,