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.”

rested his chin on one hand, looking at the embarrassed and uneasy Eleanor in the rear–view mirror. He

relaxed and leaned her head against the car window,

blowing,

stopped at the entrance

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

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

against the window, sound asleep, his eyes widened

she just fall asleep

was a good guy?

frowned and motioned to his assistant.

to the back seat,

you’re

her eyes to see the

luckily, her mind was still clear, and she remembered

car.

and thanked him again, then

“Ms. Shultz.”

handed her an umbrella from the back seat, “It’s raining heavily outside,

logo on the umbrella, knew it was worth tens of hundreds, and was afraid she wouldn’t have a chance to return it to him. So, she gently refused, “Thank you, but it’s just a

eyes. He simply tossed her the umbrella, “you

hesitated, but seeing Cedric’s assertive look, she had to

contact information so I can find a

looking at her eyes, Cedric’s expression gradually became disdainful, “I don’t like those who show up uninvited.”