A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1359

The word ‘young’ seems to hold no real conviction when spoken. It only seems to limit others.

However, as time went by, Katharine found her another “Caleb” again, all thanks to that word.

Some say, if you’ve ever loved someone deeply, meeting someone who looks just like them could rekindle that love.

But Eleanor wasn’t sure if Katharine, later with a happy family and children, had ever forgotten her Caleb.

Back then, Eleanor had crossed paths with Katharine at Caleb’s grave. They hadn’t seen each other in years, both wearing black berets, carrying flowers, holding their children, heads bowed in their own worlds.

When Eleanor reached Caleb’s tombstone and saw fresh flowers, she turned and looked for Katharine among the countless graves.

That silhouette seemed to have hurried through and disappeared into the dense forest, never to look back.

Every year, no matter how early Eleanor arrived, there was always a bouquet of fresh flowers at Caleb’s grave.

She thought, she must never have forgotten.

But that’s a story for another time. Now, Eleanor only knew that Katharine, who had attempted suicide several times, was living a life worse than death.

Everyone said Katharine had gone mad, and she indeed did for a while. But the loss of her child seemed to awaken her from her haze.

She knew it was her own negligence that caused her child to bleed several times, and ultimately leave her forever…

together, never being gentle with him; blaming herself for always demanding things of Caleb like a princess but didn’t love him enough; blaming herself for not even protecting the last trace of Caleb in

from beginning to end, she only cared about herself.

too well what

and she was even more

back, and comforted her until she fell asleep,

next day, Katharine’s phone rang. The sound

a madwoman, not even

and trembling hands, she opened the latest message on her social

account she had forced him to

saw a new message from

[Katharine

scheduled. If I’m not back by

the rest of my life with you, but I couldn’t keep those

wasn’t a good boyfriend. Blame me, resent me, it’s okay.

Laurence.

kid, stealing food and being chased by stray dogs, beaten by people, it was

for me. Many times, he’s been the one to stand in front of me during

think it’s my turn to repay him. So, Katharine, don’t blame him, okay?

love you. Even if I’m gone, I’ll

you were my first woman. You’re

don’t want you to be