A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1013

Hailey just wanted to find an excuse to get away for a bit. She spent some time washing her hands over and over in the sink before finally coming out. The restaurant was pretty big, and the waitress led her through several twists and turns before she got back to the private booth Yeager had booked.

When she returned, she expected Janice to continue grilling her, but instead, Janice simply took her hand and said tenderly, “Sweetie, you’ve had it tough. When you’re with my Yeager, you can just chill at home, no need to hustle anymore. You’ll be happy, I promise.”

Hailey felt a bit awkward and tried to pull her hand away, but stopped when she saw the look of concern in Janice’s eyes. “Even if I marry him, I won’t quit my job.”

She made it clear she didn’t want to be a stay–at–home wife. To her surprise, Janice not only didn’t object but supported her, “Of course, you run such a big entertainment venue, with a huge income every year, it’s all yours. I’m just saying. Yeager will always back you up.”

Hailey gave a slightly embarrassed smile, “You switched gears pretty quick.”

Janice’s face stiffened a bit, then she laughed, “What can I say?”

was straight to the point, no sugarcoating. “You were asking me all these questions, I thought you didn’t like my background or job. But

last sentence was directed at Yeager, who just chuckled and nodded, “She was asking you too much, it wasn’t fair. I just said a

never arguing back when criticized, but would apologize at a suitable time later. His reasons sounded so logical

Hailey realized this was just high–level dating tactics, but at the time she just felt

dishes and asked with a wide grin, “Ms. Vulpe, when do you plan to get married? We

still don’t know much about each other’s personalities, values, thoughts, etc. I think

weren’t entirely supportive of her, and there had been previous disagreements with Yeager that made her uncomfortable. Therefore, she decided to follow her friends‘ advice: get to know him better and not rush into marriage,

reject the idea. She thought it was unfair to her son and expressed, “Ms. Vulpe, Yeager has had special

generous smile, “His understanding of me might be sufficient, but I’ve only

Ableson felt a bit awkward with Hailey’s response. Nevertheless, she didn’t pay much attention to their

Cedric’s influence, Hailey might have readily agreed. Yeager’s resentment towards Cedric had deepened, but he kept a composed expression and replied, “We can date for as long as you want. I will