A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 22

Eleanor stole a glance at Cedric sitting in the passenger seat.

Seeing him focused on looking out the window, the embarrassment in the her heart gradually eased.

She held a tissue, bowing her head and silently cleaning the rainwater off her body.

Cedric looked in the rear–view mirror at the thin figure in the back seat.

In such cold weather, she didn’t even have a coat on, and was out in the rain trying to hail a cab. Cedric was quite curious.

“Ms. Shultz, why didn’t Mr. Caporal give you a ride home?”

Hearing the name Mr. Caporal, Eleanor furrowed her brows in confusion. It took her a moment to remember that she was currently Josef’s “girlfriend“.

She clenched the tissue in her hand and lied, “We had a fight, and he just left me by the road.”

Cedric nodded, “I see.”

Seeing her shivering from the cold, he raised the car’s heating without asking further.

The sudden increase in temperature inside the car gradually warmed Eleanor’s icy, stiff body.

She glanced at Cedric gratefully, then carefully explained, “I actually wanted to take a taxi, but my phone was out of power, and the nearby shops were closed. I had no place to wait out of the rain, so I stood by the road. Sorry to trouble you.”

at the embarrassed and uneasy Eleanor in the rear–view mirror. He reassured

relaxed and leaned her head against the car window, closing her eyes wearily.

With the warm air blowing, she soon

the car stopped at the entrance of her residential area.

around, Cedric said, “Ms. Shultz, we’re here.”

while and receiving no response from the back

window, sound

fall asleep so comfortably in a

she think he was a good

frowned and motioned to his

up, went to the back seat, opened the

Shultz, you’re home.”

to see the darkness, and

but luckily, her mind

car.

him again, then pushed the door open and

“Ms. Shultz.”

back seat, “It’s raining heavily outside, take

chance to return it to him. So, she gently refused,

seeming to see her thoughts through her eyes. He simply tossed her the

hesitated, but seeing Cedric’s assertive look, she

give me your contact information so I can find a time to return

looking at her eyes, Cedric’s expression gradually became disdainful, “I