A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 27

In the deep slumber, the cellphone suddenly kept buzzing non–stop.

She tiredly opened her eyes, forced herself to wake up and picked up the phone.

“Baby.”

Josef’s voice came from the other side, “You said you had a high fever last night. How are you now?”

Eleanor’s spirits lifted slightly at the sound of his voice.

She found Josef bizarre. He always just wanted to possess her, but now he suddenly cared about her health?

Text messages and phone calls – could it be that he knew she was near death and wanted to let her off the hook?

Eleanor’s mind raced, but she acted nonchalant and replied, “I’m better now.”

“Good to know.”

Josef said perfunctorily, then eagerly asked, “Why did you call me? Did that thing work out?”

course Josef wouldn’t care about her health;

head with one hand, coldly saying, “I talked to Mr. Laurence. He said he would think

day to escape was to blackmail Bernard with

only she knew that

Bernard, and

use this excuse to stall

Hailey got married safely, she’d go find Josef and take him down.

would trade her life for Hailey’s

on the 10th of next month; when is he

on the

planned to wait for Hailey to get married

so tight that Josef wouldn’t let

for a while, Eleanor gritted her teeth and said, “On the 9th

“Geez!”

few times, “Give me the video, and I’ll

moment, her palms sweating with anxiety. Fortunately, she reacted quickly, steadied

in this way has already made him quite unhappy with you. If you personally show him this video, it will only enrage him

and thought