Chapter 293
Eleanor agreed obediently with a simple “Ok“, then headed to the bathroom. After filling the tub with warm water, she immersed herself in it.
The warm water washing over her skin brought a small sense of relief to her tired body and mind.
Hailey prepared clean towels and pajamas for her, then went to the kitchen to whip up a big bowl of soup.
Although Eleanor had a new heart, she was still a lot weaker than most due to the major surgery.
She’d been drenched in the rain for quite some time and Hailey couldn’t help but worry if she might catch a cold. With this in mind, she asked the housekeeper to fetch some cold medicine.
When Eleanor got out of the bath, she saw the soup and cold medicine waiting for her on the coffee table, which warmed her heart.
She sat down on the couch, had the soup and took the medicine. She then followed Hailey to the second floor.
“When I bought this house, I had two master bedrooms built. Even though I knew you wouldn’t come back, I insisted on it. It felt like you were still with me if I kept a room for you.” Hailey said.
Eleanor looked at Hailey, who was making the bed, tears welling in her eyes.
The first half of her life, she had barely made it through with the help of Hailey and Garett.
Now, it was her turn to take care of them.
After making the bed, Hailey patted the soft bedding, “Come on, get some sleep and don’t think about anything, okay?”
Eleanor obediently nodded, got under the covers and laid down.
At that moment, it felt just like being home again. She relaxed completely and soon fell asleep.
Once Eleanor was asleep, Hailey quietly stepped out of the room.
She asked the housekeeper to wash and then dry Eleanor’s clothes, placing a credit card in the pocket.
This was the $250,000 Eleanor had left her before. It was the money Eleanor had literally risked her life for, and Hailey hadn’t spent a dime of it. Now that Eleanor was back, it was time to return it to its rightful owner.
After doing all of this, Hailey sat down on the living room couch, took out her phone and opened Facebook.
The first post was from Cedric Laurence. A picture and a short caption.
He was sitting in a luxury booth at Midnight Bar, with a sultry–looking woman on his arm. The caption read, “New plaything”
Hailey saw it and, as if she already knew he would find a new woman, her expression only faltered for a moment before becoming calm again.
It just struck her that he had never posted about her when they were together, but now he wasn’t afraid to post about his new flame.
It stung a bit, and after hesitating for a few minutes, she opened his WhatsApp and blocked him.
Cedric, on the other side, had not heard from Hailey since he posted on Facebook.
He couldn’t help but open her WhatsApp and send her the same picture he had posted on Facebook. He wanted to get a rise out of her, only to find out that he had been blocked.
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Loved the story, many times caught in so much actually crying with the situation. Wish had more chapters to a better ending....
It's weird that the story went from narrative to slang use. Good story so far though...