A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 23

Eleanor dashed home in the rain, stripped off her fancy dress, took off the diamond necklace around her neck, and tossed it in the box.

She’d send all this crap back to Josef tomorrow, his stuff sickened her, and she definitely wouldn’t keep it.

After closing the box, she went into the bathroom, turned on the tub faucet, and climbed in.

She scrubbed her face and back hard, so hard that her skin got red, then looked at herself in the mirror.

With makeup off, all that’s left was sickly paleness, no spirit, and lifeless eyes.

She couldn’t see the light or feel the warmth.

Like a dirty little bug, trampled all over.

Yet, she once had dignity….

“Dignity.”

Eleanor chuckled sarcastically. She had lost her dignity when she sold herself to Bernard.

She dried her hair, lay in bed, and fell asleep exhausted.

The rain had

My her

straight until

slept from morning to afternoon. After making meals, Eleanor still

and called her twice. With no response, she realized something

quickly pushed the door open and went in. When she saw

was

hot…

and said, “Eleanor, you have a high

when hearing the

sick, we have to

wouldn’t let Eleanor refuse, picked her up, and raced

emergency treatment, she was on an o

and breathing machine.

congenital heart condition which Hailey knew

or fever, oxygen shortage

she

midnight, Eleanor’s fever finally

of relief, asked for time off from work, and sat silently by Eleanor’s bedside.

around one year old. They were each other’s closest people after the head of the

hand, touching Eleanor’s pale face and sighed with a heartache.

had met two playboys who drained her

seeing a young man with bloody hands

tried to speak, but Eleanor couldn’t hear him.

approached him, “What did you say?”

stopped talking, staring intently.