A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Only Marcus could pull off such stunts.

But with the cheerful vibe around, it didnt feel right to bring the past up again. So, Waylen politely started a nice conversation with Shawn, who was as smooth as butter.

After a bit, Waylen headed to the kitchen.

Marcus, busy cooking, mistook his dads footsteps for Melissas and scolded, What are you doing here? Didnt I say rest up and chat with Mom? Its rare you all see each other these days.

Waylen loomed behind Marcus.

Hand on his hip, he pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and snickered.

You cant even recognize your own dads footsteps? Your wife got the same stomp? Youre losing it, boy.

the

stoic expression. Marcus wasnt one to be trifled with. Turning back to the stove, he

out, didnt he? Marcus wasnt trying to deny

the heck have you done? First off, Shawns tight with Melissa. Even if hes got quirks, you have to respect that. You can throw cash to hush Shawn, but now his missus knows. How you going to smooth that over? Melissa hasnt got much kin left. The one blood relative

Shawns family issues to light

with those weak justifications. I reckon Melissas

naive. She figured I did right after weighing it

struggled to

a big-shot VP, and you got him doing some absurd task like that for you. Now that its out, you want to shuffle him off to

Marcus kept cooking, unfazed.

same guy who worked for you. When 1 took over as president, he probably saw me as an easy mark, so he crossed some serious lines. He even raked in nearly two billion for himself abusing his position. I let him off the hook for

Waylen was floored.

around slowly, a smile playing on his lips.