A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 680

tallic smell and almost buckled at the knees, but she steeled herself, pushed past the

Even though the door was only slightly opened the strong smell of blood still permeated out. Eleanor got one doctor and quickly entered

Aidyn and Caleb were cleaning up the blood on the floor and when they saw Eleanor barging in the two stopped in fright “M: Shultz?”

She didn’t leave?

Eleanors bright eyes moved past the blood on the floor and focused on the man lying in bed, airenity deep sleep

His strong sturdy back had been cleaned treated with medicine, but left unwapped, and the dense knife wounds could be seen at a glance. The sheets underneath him, perhaps not yet changed, were soaked in blood dripping onto the floor

Seeing the usually cold aloot, and untouchable man now weak ke a child, Eleanor panicked.

She staggered to the bedside, squatted down, and reached out a shaking hand wanting to much those wounds but fearing she might cause him pain

After some tentative a strokes, she placed her hand on his perfectly sculpted arm, ever so lightly touching him

Feeling the touch. Bernard woke up and instinctively grabbed her hand, even though he was still half asleep

“Bernard it’s me”

His eyes were foggy, but his ears were sharp. Hearing her voice, he immediately let go

His gaze was as cold as a hawks but softened considerably when he focused on her

“You didn’t leave?”

his eyes open, and

leave when you’re hurt like

her tear–streaked face and sighed

he hadn’t

pain, reached out and gently caressed her face

“Hey don’t cry”

yet he was the one comforting her. This only made Eleanor cry more.

the wounds on his back, she couldn’t imagine what he’d gone through, but she could imagine the

dared not

“Is it painful

heart ache–not from his wounds, but

doesn’t hurt anymore, don’t

back to Laurence Manor. The doctor had

getting injured and enduring pain, how could he

because he was too strong, too indifferent to

tightly held his hand, crying. “You’re such an idiot, risking your life for

enough to risk

didn’t want Bernard to love her this much because the was terrified he

Bernard was at a loss.

my injures have nothing to do with you. There was some issue within the company”

him

hurt

could he hurt

scoffed recalling something unpleasant, his eyes suddenly cold and

murderous intent, Eleanor quickly asked who had hurt him, but Bernard didn’t tell her,

want to talk and Eleanor didn’t want to push, but the horrifying knife wounds still made her heart