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?”

Josef wouldn’t care about her health;

one hand, coldly saying, “I talked to Mr. Laurence. He

to blackmail Bernard with a video to get the project from him.

sounded confident, but only she knew that it was all

to Bernard, and definitely wouldn’t threaten Bernard

had planned all along to use

she’d go find Josef and take

her life for Hailey’s peace for the rest of

impatient, “The bidding is on the 10th of next month; when is he going to consider

Hailey’s wedding was on the 9th of next month.

married and then go find Josef to take him down.

so tight

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

“Geez!”

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

her palms sweating with anxiety. Fortunately, she

Mr. Laurence to get the project for you in this way has already made him quite unhappy with you. If you personally show him this video, it will only enrage him even more. At that time, you’ll not only completely offend him, but also risk losing the project. That would be

and thought Eleanor