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

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

her twice. With

and went in. When she saw her flushed

was

hot…

have a high fever. Get up, I’m going

in when hearing the word ‘hospital‘. “No hospital…”

sick, we

refuse, picked her up, and raced to the

emergency treatment, she was on

and breathing machine.

a congenital heart condition which Hailey

she had a cold or fever, oxygen shortage would

couldn’t take it, so she asked the doctor

Eleanor’s fever finally began

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

them were adopted by the orphanage at around one year old. They were each other’s closest people

her hand, touching Eleanor’s pale face

drained her youth and

seeing a young man with bloody hands

face filled with pain as he tried

“What

stopped talking, staring intently.