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.

and advised, “You have to hold on at this time. You can’t break down, or what will Ms. Shultz do?”

to hold on.

her exhausted body to

saw Hailey sit in front of Eleanor’s

shining on the two girls who had been through so much, casting a gentle golden light,

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

the years, never having someone to rely on by her side and

Liana turned and left, leaving the two with the little time they had left.

up yet and was still in a coma. Hailey took the towel

and when Eleanor woke up, there was a gentle smile

to eat? I’ll go get

worried heart finally

to touch Hailey’s clothes and squeezed them tightly when she felt them.

and

thing that Eleanor

and comforted Eleanor, “It’s fine.

the reason Eleanor hadn’t told her about her terminal illness,

her in her final moments, and chose to speak a white

Eleanor believed her and said, “That’s

to find Hailey’s hand through her clothes and found it ice–cold, furrowing her brow.

so cold? Did

Hailey could answer, Eleanor tightly grabbed her hand

warm them