A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 234

The stick hit really felt like a wham on Eleanor, scaring her to step back. Accidentally, she stepped on a rock.

Almost falling, a slender hand behind her caught her waist and steadied her just in time.

She looked back and saw Bemard’s cold gaze on Ethan, making her jittery.

Bernard’s status was something Ethan probably wouldn’t want to mess with She quickly broke free from Bernard and, gathering her courage, took Ethan’s hand.

*…Honey, stop hitting, let’s go home. ”

Honey?

Ethan put away the stick, giving her an unhappy side–eye, as if saying, “What the hell are you babbling about?”

At this point, Eleanor couldn’t care less. Grasping his arm, she tiptoed and whispered in his ear, “Just play along”

Ethan, however, uncooperatively replied. “You got yourself into this trouble, figure it out on your own”

Eleanor, growing anxious, whispered, “If he takes me away, it’s like taking away my sister’s heart.”

no

bat, finally compromising. “Let’s go.”

cooperate, Eleanor held his arm

“Don’t go!”

Ethan stop

his arm, telling him, “Just ignore

and spun the baseball

and you’re still riding high. Who

didn’t take Ethan seriously at all. He walked up to

the shoulders, pressing her to his chest, and challenged Bernard, ‘On what grounds?” Seeing her holding

I love her!”

but still rang clear and bright. It seemed as if the eight years of restraint

in Bernard’s eyes, Ethan seemed to realize something. He lowered his head to look at

as if she had just heard

go. Instead, he held his head high and told Bernard,

too late?

sneered and yanked

her, “Eleanor, I’ve loved you for eight years. Can you stop punishing