A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 2175 Laura's gaze fixed upon the incoming call.

The phone persisted in its insistent ringing, and after a moment's contemplation, she answered it.

A heavy silence enveloped the other end.

Laura, too, maintained her wordless stance.

Their breaths danced in delicate harmony, a fragile equilibrium neither dared disturb. Finally, it was Laura who broke the silence.

If anything is missing, instruct Tina to get in touch with Dylan. There's

soft plea against the

hushed tone, barely

storm clouds, before he uttered,

your blind date is a success today. You're now a man with a girlfriend! Is your resentment and vendetta against me merely because my mother clung to your father? Rest assured, Edwin, I'll never

With deliberate steps, she turned off her phone, extracted the SIM card, and planned to ask for Dylan's aid in procuring a

no social butterfly; Dylan capably

number, she mused, would

of the line, Edwin sat ensconced within his car, the persistent dial tone a vexing accompaniment to his

into the car's embrace, shrouded in contemplative silence, a cigarette