A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1215

Hailey stepped out of the elevator and just as she rounded the comer through the lobby, she saw Hertha, slowing her stride.

Upon seeing her, Hertha removed her sunglasses and approached Hailey again.

“Ms. Vulpe, there are some truths you should know about. Let’s find a place where I can fill you in,” she said.

Faced with Hertha’s round two of truth-telling, Hailey found her untrustworthy.

“I don’t have the time, and I’m not interested in your so-called truth.”

Attempting to sidestep Hertha, she made to leave, but Hertha stopped her in her tracks.

“Hailey, if you’re hell-bent on marrying Cedric without a second thought, then be my guest,” she said, pulling out a voice recorder. “But you should know the truth.”

She thrust the recorder into Hailey’s hand.

“This is proof of what I was forced to explain after Latonia threatened me.”

The cold recorder in her hand sent a chill up her spine.

“So you’re saying your previous explanation was coerced by his mother?”

“Yes,” Hertha answered, expressionless, nodding her head. “If I hadn’t complied, I would have been attacked and my parents would have been hurt.”

To prove her point, Hertha lifted her shirt, grabbed Hailey’s hand, and placed it on her own ribs.

“Feel for yourself, several of my ribs are broken, and…”

finger in front of Hailey’s

finger was permanently

reveal a patch of

these marks, they were made by

this, her eyes flash with defiance, her lips curled

and she went all out against me. She did all this to help her son win you back…

hand back from Hertha’s ribs after

don’t believe you.”

but her hand gripping the voice recorder tightened

a listen,” Hertha said, her eyes full of sympathy for

her eyes for a few

be faked. How do I know you’re not just trying to scam me?”

think the recording is fake, confront Latonia.

solemn vows, Hailey’s mind was full

expression, Hertha smirked internally, but outwardly she pushed

had the recorder ready before they came to see me because I did have sex with Cedric that day. I anticipated they would come after me, so I thought I’d better cover my back. Little did I know it would actually come in handy…”

that she and Cedric had been intimate, Hailey’s heart raced, then she felt

recorder, turned on her heel, and quickly exited

in the garden, Hailey sat down on a bench

orders, Hertha’s screams for mercy, the rough movements of the bodyguards…

these sounds poured from the recorder, chilling Hailey to the

so-called reality, were all just a mother’s love

And Cedric…

was drunk. He thought he didn’t do it, so he kidnapped me to get

who had been trailing Hailey, adopted a nonchalant