A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1436

“Cedric, sorry about that, Bernard has never been much of a smooth talker.” Eleanor gave Bernard a reproachful glance as she finished speaking. “Why don’t you head on home, and I’ll stay here with the babies.”

Bernard, already settled on the couch, lifted his heavy-lidded gaze slightly, “I’ll stay with you.”

That meant if Eleanor didn’t leave, neither would he.

Cedric’s pleading eyes turned back to Eleanor. With a sigh of resignation, and a heart full of reluctance, Eleanor handed the baby back to Latonia.

Taking the baby, Latonia suddenly realized that the child was, indeed, not the cutest.

Frowning, she glanced at the baby, then at Cedric and Hailey. They weren’t bad-looking, so why did the babies look like this? The more Latonia stared, the less cute the baby seemed, so she quickly passed the child back to Eleanor, “You’re the baby’s aunt, why don’t you stick around and cuddle them some more?”

Eleanor, all smiles, took the baby back in her arms. “I’ll hold them a little longer, then I’ll head home.”

the only one who found the children adorable. Everyone else had their doubts but chose to stay

that aren’t so cute at first often grow

face relaxed into a smile. “Of course, Hailey and I are lookers. There’s no way our babies won’t grow up

chin propped on his hand, was about to comment when Cedric cut him off, “Bernard, if you can’t say anything

you dare’ look, he swallowed the ‘kind

atmosphere lightened again, mainly because the elders had come up with a list of suitable

proposed several names for both a boy and

they were at an impasse until the old man handed the

uninterested, casually glanced at the list and quickly settled on the first two names on the

randomly, Cedric and Hailey were nearly floored. It took some serious arm-twisting from Cedric to get Bernard to agree to ‘Elwood Laurence’ and ‘Selena Laurence.’

mad at Bernard’s audacious choice of names and could only hope that his twins would outshine Bernard’s children in looks, learning, talent, intelligence, and every other aspect.

to be the most intelligent and

now, the children were still infants, and regardless of their looks, everyone

who after seeing the old man, the Blakes, and Veronica off, couldn’t bear to part with the babies. She was still inquiring