A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 3

Eleanor, lugging her suitcase, arrived at her bestie Hailey Vulpe’s place.

She raised her hand, gave a gentle knock on the door, and stood nearby, quietly waiting.-

Both she and Hailey were orphans; they grew up together in the orphanage, like sisters.

She remembered when Bernard took her away, Hailey said to her, “If he ever dumps you, remember to come back home.”

It was these words that gave Eleanor the courage to say no to Bernard’s house.

Hailey swiftly opened the door, and upon seeing Eleanor, her mouth immediately curved into a smile.

“Eleanor, what brings you here?”

Eleanor tightened her grip on the suitcase and confessed somewhat timidly, “Hailey, I’ve come to stay at your place.”

Only then did Hailey notice the suitcase in Eleanor’s hand, and her smile froze. “What happened?”

Eleanor put on a brave face and smiled, “I ended things with him.”

Hailey gazed at Eleanor, who was trying her best to maintain her smile.

Her tiny face looked gaunt, with sunken eye sockets and a pale complexion.

Standing in the cold wind, her body was so frail that it looked like a piece of paper.

Seeing Eleanor like this, Hailey suddenly felt a heartache.

She quickly stepped forward and tightly hugged Eleanor, “Don’t be sad, you still have me.”

couldn’t help but tear

patting her on the back, “I’m fine,

just trying to

well how much Eleanor loved

working her butt off to pay back

that, she could change

in the end, she was still mercilessly dumped

rainy night

sold herself for Garett Falsey, she would

have

would’ve

a shame that everything can’t

after giving her a gentle push away and smiling warmly at her, she joked, “You sure you wanna let me in? You’ve left me out here in the cold, I’m

that Eleanor was still as strong as ever, Hailey slowly

being

lived well, there

improved a little. She took Eleanor’s suitcase, pulled her inside, and said, “Don’t

Eleanor, “Go take a bath first. I’ll

pajamas and

this, treating her unconditionally well, like a

she was in the late stages of heart failure, and the Grim Reaper would soon

Hailey knew she was about to leave this world, she would probably be heartbroken

make such a and gentle person

looked at the busy figure in the kitchen, and slowly walked over, “Hailey, I want to

in

rest. You’ve been working so hard for the past few years, just for a little bit

of yourself at home. Leave the money–making to