A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 2699 His words were laden with blunt humiliation.

Alexis, facing him, swallowed hard, her response caught in her throat.

Leonel, his emotions reaching a boiling point, thrust a stack of documents before her. “Why didn't you tell me? Why choose to handle Evelyn's situation alone, abroad? You've kept the truth from me. You sought intimacy only to conceive... What if the next child has complications as well? What are we supposed to do then? Huh? Tell me, what should I do? What would happen to the baby?" He advanced toward her, his voice strained. “How long do you expect Calvin to be by your side?” The tension between them was palpable, both visibly shaken.

Alexis, usually so composed, found her strength waning in Leonel's presence.

She looked down, her voice barely above a whisper, “And how long will you be with me? You promised not to get involved with her, but the next second, you were each other's arms inside the car.

Leonel, I can't trust you anymore.” A profound silence enveloped them.

It dawned on Leonel that their issues were more than just the passage of time.

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Alexis no longer desired him in the way she once might have. Her need for a child from

harbored love for her,

cigarette with trembling fingers, the rising smoke created a hazy barrier between them. He asked, his voice hoarse, “What do we do now?” The necessity of having a

their intimacy to be

palpable. He craved her return,

was not just for her physical presence but for the alleviation of his loneliness. Even if she hated his guts, her

fixed on

realized she had no leverage in

appointment to reverse the vasectomy to facilitate your pregnancy as soon as possible.” His tone left

much time to ponder, Alexis simply nodded, her eyes drifting upstairs where Evelyn likely