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.”

hand, looking at the embarrassed and uneasy Eleanor in the rear–view mirror. He reassured her gently, “It’s okay.”

her head against the car window,

warm air blowing, she soon fell into a

at the entrance of her residential area.

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

for a while and receiving no response from the back seat, Cedric

leaning against the window, sound asleep, his eyes widened slightly.

just fall asleep so comfortably in a

he was

and motioned

quickly got up, went to the back seat,

Shultz, you’re

with difficulty, opened her eyes to see the darkness, and couldn’t make out anything

rain worsening her condition, but luckily, her mind was still clear, and she remembered that this was

car.

then

“Ms. Shultz.”

handed her an umbrella from the back seat, “It’s raining heavily outside, take this with you.”

afraid she wouldn’t have a chance to return it to him. So, she gently refused, “Thank you, but it’s just a few

thoughts through her eyes. He simply tossed her the umbrella, “you don’t need to

Cedric’s assertive look, she had to accept

so I can find a

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