A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1033

After scoping out Robin, Bernard put down his binoculars and pulled the curtains.

Eleanor was sitting at the vanity, massaging aromatic oils into her hair.

Seeing her so quiet and obedient, Bernard couldn't help but walk over and pull her into a hug.

"Baby, you're mine and mine alone. Nobody else should get any ideas."

Eleanor found his sudden declaration amusing.

"I'm already married, who would be making moves?"

Clearly, she had no clue.

Bernard, being a bit of a rascal, had no intention of telling Eleanor.

He simply lifted her chin and planted a kiss on her lips.

"Babe, you been feeling anything lately?"

"What do you mean?"

Bernard's hand brushed across her belly.

The mere mention of this dampened Eleanor's mood.

"Still no changes."

She was starting to fear that she might be infertile.

Even the medication Mr. Keith prescribed seems to have no effect.

"It must be that I haven't done enough."

He hasn't done enough?

He's been trying day and night, practically gluing himself to her side, but...

"Why are you suddenly asking about kids?"

He never cared about kids, always advising her not to have them. Tonight though, he brought it up out of the blue. Strange.

Without answering, Bernard scooped her up and headed for the bedroom...

At four in the afternoon the next day, Eleanor got a call from Hailey. Apparently, Yeager's mother tried to kill herself.

She felt torn and wanted Eleanor's opinion, "I actually want to break up, but seeing Yeager like that, I feel guilty."

After a moment of silence, Eleanor calmly said, "Hailey, you need to respect your own feelings. Only by respecting your feelings can you make the right decisions. Even if Yeager disagrees, you need to express your thoughts honestly. Otherwise, if you're together only out of obligation, it will only bring pain."

Hailey agreed with this, but added, "I don't know how to bring it up, and I'm afraid of how he'll react. You know, I can't always get through to him."

Eleanor could sense that Hailey was afraid to bring up the topic of breaking up with Yeager. So, she offered, "Hailey, I'll come to you. We can discuss this face to face."

She realized that discussing such a sensitive matter over the phone might not be the best idea. Additionally, they could take some belongings and visit Yeager's mother's place to understand the situation better.

Hailey agreed to Eleanor's suggestion, and they ended the call. Just as Eleanor hung up, she received a call from Nina's school.

A woman, claiming to be Nina's grandmother, wanted to take Nina away.

Feeling anxious, Eleanor replied, "I'll be right there," and hurried downstairs. She instructed Scott to rush to the school while dialing Bernard's number.

Bernard, who was on the line, was on his way to the Laurence Group branch. Fortunately, his route would take him past the school, so he reassured Eleanor not to worry and that he'd go there first.

His calm and mature voice had a soothing effect on Eleanor's nerves.

After calming down, Eleanor dialed Hailey again to fill her in on the situation...