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; this was his true

sat up in bed and supported her aching head with one hand, coldly saying, “I talked to Mr. Laurence. He said he would think about it.”

excuse she used that day to escape was to blackmail Bernard with a video to get the

confident, but only she knew that it was all lies to deceive Josef.

Bernard, and definitely wouldn’t threaten Bernard to

to use this excuse to stall

got married safely, she’d go find Josef

for Hailey’s peace for

clearly getting impatient, “The bidding is on the 10th of next month; when is he going to consider it?”

Hailey’s wedding was on the 9th of next

get married

the bidding was on the 10th, and time was so tight that Josef wouldn’t let her stall until

her teeth and said, “On the 9th of next month, he’ll give me a definite

“Geez!”

me the video, and I’ll talk to him

for a moment, her palms sweating with anxiety. Fortunately,

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

and thought Eleanor