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

slept straight until

all night, slept from morning to afternoon. After making meals, Eleanor still hadn’t woken

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

saw her flushed face on

was

hot…

have a high fever. Get up, I’m going to take you to the hospital.”

delirium, Eleanor’s instinct kicked in when

sick, we have to

refuse, picked her up, and raced to the hospital.

she was on an

and breathing machine.

a congenital heart condition which Hailey

had a cold or fever, oxygen shortage would

it, so she asked the doctor to use

Eleanor’s fever finally began to

of relief, asked for time off from work, and sat

orphanage at around one year old. They

Eleanor’s pale

playboys who drained her youth

a young man with bloody hands

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

approached him, “What did

talking,