A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1478

It was Bernard who had bargained with the heavens, offering his own life in exchange for Eleanor’s. And now, as fate would have it, the powers that be hadn’t taken his life but had instead snatched away Eleanor’s memories. A fair trade, he reassured himself, for she

had awakened.

Yet, despite his self-comforting thoughts, Bernard couldn’t suppress a bitter chuckle. It was as if the past decade had been nothing but a lavish pipe dream.

Gazing upon her gaunt, pale face and bloodshot eyes, and the rueful smile that played upon his lips, Eleanor’s heart constricted, tightening in discomfort. She thought it was a cardiac issue at first and pressed her hand to her chest. The odd pang faded quickly, and in that moment, Garrett took the opportunity to gently push aside her other hand.

“Eleanor, your husband’s back. You should chat with him; I’ll head off now and check in on you another day,” Garrett said, his voice light yet tinged with concern.

As Garrett turned to leave, Eleanor, gripped by a sudden anxiety, called out to him, “Garrett, don’t go. I don’t know him. Please don’t leave me alone; I’m scared.”

Those two words, “I’m scared,” hit Bernard like a hammer to the heart, deeply embedded and immobilizing. It felt as though a rugged nail was piercing through his heart’s chambers, unrelentingly claiming his life…

Bernard, who had been propped up against the hospital bed, finally lowered his heavy lashes to look at the fear-filled Eleanor beneath him. “You’re afraid of me?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

Eleanor wasn’t afraid of him per se; it was the unfamiliarity that terrified her. But she didn’t know how to express this, so she chose silence, even directing a plea for help towards Garrett with her eyes.

had never seen how she loved Garrett before, only heard her whisper his name in her sleep. Now, witnessing it firsthand, he felt all his convictions shattering.

fingernails cut into his skin, drawing blood, that he suppressed the pain

up…

of me, should stay with her. I… I’ll be

then you

spoke, tears threatened to spill from his eyes. Perhaps afraid of being seen in such a state, Bernard pushed himself off the wall and staggered

was clearly for Bernard. But she

Garrett. Memories

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regress, could they?

“Garrett, can you tell me

met her bewildered gaze, replying, “It’s not something I can explain in a sentence or

didn’t argue with Garrett, simply saying, “I don’t feel love for him now. I only feel that I love you. So, Garrett, if there’s a chance you haven’t let go of me, then there’s a chance for us to start over.”

room, leaning against the wall, Bernard overheard this and felt his frail body tremble, as if a cold wind had

face, felt a pang of sympathy. He hadn’t even taken the time to put on his coat in his rush to see his wife and had