A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 265

Chapter 265
Inside the restroom next to the VIP lounge at the airport. Eleanor just freshened up, and now she was sprucing herself up in front of the mirror. Her skin, once pale as a ghost, was now healthier, more flushed. A bit of foundation and a swipe of lipstick, and voila, she looked a whole lot liveller.
Just as she prepared to stride back towards the VIP lounge, an imposing figure appeared unexpectedly. Clad in a sleek black suit, his frosty demeanor charged the atmosphere with tension. His sculpted features and penetrating gaze made him undeniably attractive, yet his presence was undeniably intimidating.
Without uttering a word, he strode over, his face hard as stone, and grabbed her by the arm, yanking her to the door. Eleanor, snapping out of her initial shock, struggled to shake him off, but he had her in a vise grip, not giving her a chance to make a break for it.
“Bernard Laurence!” she exclaimed. She thought she had made herself clear to him, why was he still all over her like white on rice? Bernard didn’t even look back, just hauled her toward the restroom door, but she clung onto the door frame, refusing to go along with him.
With a tight shut of his eyes, Bernard swallowed the anger boiling within him and turned to Aidyn outside, saying curtly, “Make sure nobody comes in.” Having given his orders, he spun around, backed Eleanor against the wall, grabbed her chin, and locked his lips onto hers in a frenzied kiss.
Since Eleanor’s return, Bernard had cornered her thrice. Each meeting followed a similar pattern – him asserting his dominance over her. Rage boiled within Eleanor as she attempted to resist, but his strength easily overwhelmed her. He held her wrists captive above her head, his hulking form entrapping her, as he consumed her lips with an unyielding passion.
His aggressive, suffocating kisses left Eleanor helpless… So, she gave up resisting, her eyes vacant, watching him lose control… He kissed her without restraint, her lips, her cheeks, her neck, his passion and love spilling out in each kiss… But the woman in his arms remained indifferent, as if nothing he did could stir any emotions in her anymore.
Her lack of reaction was choking Bernard… Before, a single kiss would have been enough to elicit a response from her, even a bold reciprocation, but now… He looked down at Eleanor, her face serene, and it hit him- they could never go back to how they were.
Feeling a stab of despair, he slowly let go of her, yet couldn’t resist reaching out to touch her face one last time, only for her to turn her head away. She didn’t utter a word, nor did she ask him to stop pestering her like the previous times… She just looked at him indifferently, as if he was a stranger…
Bernard’s beautiful eyes welled up with a painful redness. “Eleanor, can you not treat me like this…”
Lifting her gaze slightly, Eleanor looked at the man before her whose eyes were bloodshot, Then how do you want me to treat you?” Bernard was momentarily taken aback, he opened his mouth to say something, but found himself at a loss for words.
Seeing him speechless, Eleanor broke free from his grasp and turned to leave, but he held onto her Eleanor spun around, her eyes cold, “What the hell do you want?” Her aloof tone prompted a bitter chuckle from Bernard, “What do you think I’m doing, chasing you to the airport like a madman?*