A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 129

7 don’t quite know how you feel about Ms. Shultz…”

With concern about her potential analytical mistake, Liana summoned the courage to ask.

If Bernard doesn’t care about Eleanor, then Liana’s keeping the lie about her illness is understandable. But if Bernard genuinely cares about Eleanor, then he will likely blame Liana when he discovers the truth. Liana hoped to get a clear answer from Bernard, so it could help her decide whether to tell him the truth. While Liana was racking her brain, Bernard put down his phone and raised his glass for a sip of wine. His demeanor suggested to Liana that he might not care about Eleanor as much as she thought.

“To me, she’s just someone to satisfy my physical needs.”

Bernard’s answer hinted to Liana that his concern went no further than that.

So, Liana finally understood how Bernard thought of Eleanor.

She’d assumed, because of how he rushed to take Eleanor to the hospital and then brought her back home for care, that he liked her to some extent.

Turns out it was just a matter of meeting his physical need.

That’s probably why he hadn’t switched a sex partner in five years, she thought.

course, Liana knew that Eleanor was the woman by Bernard’s side;

believed that Bernard’s reluctance to change partners in all this time was because

differently. Some guys might care more

especially emphasized in Bernard, a man with severe obsessions. Once he found a woman who

conversation outside reached Eleanor’s ears

she became acutely aware of

even been moved by his occasional kind gestures in the past. She

emotions for

feelings for him. That way, when he eventually discarded her, she wouldn’t be utterly pathetic. Eleanor raised her right hand

busied himself for a while, working until the butler, Bryson,

put his work aside, looked up at Bryson

wanted

the tray over, cautioning, “Mr. Laurence, be

and carried the food to Eleanor’s

closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

the room, he noticed Eleanor’s closed eyes but also saw that her eyelids were slightly quivering. He knew