A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 179

Hailey returned to the ward, stood at the door, but didn’t dare to go in.

It wasn’t that she was afraid of facing Eleanor, but that she couldn’t face her departure.

She hugged her arms tightly and squatted down slowly against the wall, looking utterly helpless, as if the whole world had abandoned

her.

When Liana came by with a group of doctors for an inspection, she saw Halley and quickly sent the other doctors to do their jobs while she helped Hailey up.

“Ms. Vulpe, are you alright?”

Hailey gave a blank shake of her head.

Looking at Hailey’s swollen eyes from crying, Liana took a deep breath.

“Ms. Vulpe, no one can change this kind of thing. The best you can do now is to spend more time with her so you won’t have any regrets.”

These words woke Hailey up, bringing a little bit of life back to her dim pupils.

“How… How long does she have left?”

After a long hesitation, Hailey finally croaked out this question.

Liana didn’t hide it from her and told her the truth: “About a week.”

almost fainting.

hold on at this time. You

need to hold on. I can’t let Eleanor worry

exhausted body to the side of

of Eleanor’s bed,

been through so much, casting a gentle golden light, as

at this moment that Liana understood why Eleanor wanted to save money for Hailey. Because they depended on each other.

alone over the years, never having someone to rely on

left, leaving the two with the little time they

a coma. Hailey took the towel from

seemed to have calmed down, and when Eleanor woke up, there was a gentle smile on Hailey’s

want to eat? I’ll go get it for you.”

worried

reached out to touch Hailey’s clothes

Austin and

didn’t expect the first thing that Eleanor

down again, but she held back her tears and comforted Eleanor, “It’s fine. They’re just siblings, after all-

hadn’t told her about her terminal illness, because she

like now, Hailey didn’t want Eleanor to worry about her in her final moments, and chose to speak a white

see Hailey’s expression, Eleanor believed her and said, “That’s

through her clothes and found it ice–cold, furrowing her

are your hands so cold? Did

answer, Eleanor tightly grabbed her hand and put it into her

them up