Chapter 362
Eleanor watched Pearce’s retreating figure, frozen in place.
She never expected her sister’s first project would be with the space agency.
It wasn’t that she was scared of going on site visits, she was scared of…
Liana once mentioned Bernard Laurence worked at the space agency, if she bumped into him…
Hailey glanced at Eleanor, seeing her deep in thought, she understood what was going on in her mind.
She softly reassured her, “Eleanor, don’t sweat it. the space agency is massive. It’s not that easy to run into someone…”
True, Bernard was in charge of space exploration, and she was in charge of architecture. One in the sky, one on the ground, two different jobs. How could they possibly be working in the same place? She was overthinking it.
Eleanor snapped out of her thoughts and asked, “Hailey, are you coming with?”
As much as Hailey wanted to come along for the experience, she shook her head, “I won’t be going, I’m swamped at night.”
After speaking, she reminded Eleanor like a mother would to her child, “Eleanor, Pearce is unreliable. You need to be extra careful when you’re abroad, look after yourself, ok?”
Eleanor, clutching her arm, reluctantly agreed, “Alright, I got it, my dear sister…”
Hailey chuckled and patted her short hair, urging her to pack. Only then did Eleanor get up to head upstairs.
She picked out some clothes, packed them into a suitcase, and then opened the bag she brought back from the hospital.
She reached into the bag for her ID, but saw the divorce certificate.
Eleanor picked up the divorce certificate.
She slowly opened it, staring at the photos of the two of them. After a quiet moment, she tucked it away in a drawer.
In this lifetime, she owed Garett too much, more than she could ever repay.
He chose to leave and sever all contact, all to help her, to spare her from trouble.
Since she couldn’t return to her youth and love him with all her heart, she would bury this guilt deep inside her, never to disturb him again. This was the best way to repay him….
Eleanor locked the drawer, as if locking away her past, never to open it again lightly.
Once she had gathered her emotions and packed her things, she picked up her suitcase and headed downstairs.
Pearce was already waiting outside. Seeing her come out, he drove up to her and took her straight to the airport.
On the highway, he sped all the way, as if he wanted to fly off the overpass.
Eleanor, feeling dizzy, walked into the airport. She fought back the nausea, followed him to check in her luggage, and then sat down in the departure lounge after going through customs.
She rested for a while, took out her phone, and opened Whatsapp to see that Mr. Law had not replied to her message…
Eleanor muttered ‘coward‘ under her breath, and dialed his number directly, but it was turned off.
She gritted her teeth in frustration, but not willing to give up, she continued to send him messages asking to meet.
She decided to send Mr. Law a message every day. She didn’t believe he wouldn’t reply!!!
After sending the message, Eleanor saw that someone had transferred some money to her.
She opened it to check and found out it was Hailey who sent her the money. Just as she was about to call to ask her, she received a Whatsapp message from her. [Eleanor, you can’t be without some spare cash when you’re out. Don’t send the money back to me.]
Eleanor felt warm inside when she saw this message. She replied, ‘I’ll pay you back when I make a lot of money‘.
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The readers' comments on the novel: A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)
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...