A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1423

The name “Timothy” crashed into Yates’ heart like a stone causing ripples across a pond, gripping his throat with a suffocating and lethal sensation.

“Is it because I killed Timothy, that Gregory took his revenge on Pauline?” Yates found it hard to believe. He had dug into the Howard family from the start-after all, he had killed Timothy. A vendetta was only natural, yet no clues pointed to Gregory.

And Gregory, in the presence of the Sharp family, especially in front of his father, had always kept a low profile, meek to the core. Even when his son was gone, Gregory didn’t dare to confront.

Could such a timid man really have the audacity to establish an underground syndicate, erase all traces, and then murder Pauline in such a brutal manner?

“No, that can’t be right.” Yates was still full of doubt. “If Gregory knew it was me who killed Timothy, why didn’t he seek revenge directly from me?”

“Gregory didn’t come after you because of your ex-wife, Samantha.” Bernard sneered.

“Samantha?”

Samantha had been a marriage of convenience for Yates, a business partnership with an agreement to part ways after three years. Unfortunately, she fell gravely ill and passed away before their time was up.

Her passing came shortly after Pauline’s murder. Yates had been so consumed with tracking down Pauline’s killer that he neglected Samantha entirely. It was only when the police notified him, after her body had been left undiscovered for three days, that he realized she was gone.

To Yates, their marriage was nothing more than a formality, arranged by his father. He had barely visited the Stanley household, and his memories of her were faint.

reason Gregory hadn’t sought vengeance on

to do

with eyes calm and deep, then glanced at

Timothy, she framed Pauline

little importance, but to Yates, it

“What?”

why, but shock robbed him of composure

the divorce to go through, so she took the opportunity to get

but quick-witted. A hint from Bernard was all he needed to piece it together, yet

I was arranged to marry her, she made it clear she didn’t like me. That’s why I chose her from several candidates. She agreed to all my conditions, claiming she too was forced into this marriage and that

died, which doesn’t seem like the actions of someone who would do anything

to avoid divorce.”

were laced with skepticism, but as he spoke, he began to

have pretended indifference, slowly infiltrating

But then…

gaining

anticipating Yates’ line of thought, looked at him with a

Timothy and that Samantha was framing Pauline. He just didn’t care for Pauline and, fearing retaliation from the all-powerful Sharp family due to Timothy’s death, he directed his

gang assault Pauline, an act clearly driven by spite

climb the social ladder of the Sharp family, even killing him, and so he projected the