A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1268

Just a single sentence already soothed Eleanor's anxious heart, but for some reason, tears started streaming down her face, dotting the letter in her hands.

"How's he doing over there?"

She asked, sobbing, to the stranger who delivered the letter.

Seeing Eleanor's tear-streaked face, the man hesitated for a moment, then gave a nod,

"He's doing well, don't worry."

"When is he coming back?"

"I'm not sure about that."

"Where is he, can I go see him? I..."

Before Eleanor could finish, the man interrupted her.

"Ms. Shultz, I have other matters to attend to, I can't stay and chat, excuse me."

Without waiting for Eleanor's reply, he quickly turned around and hopped into his car.

Eleanor clutched the letter, standing still, watching the car speed away...

Across the road, another car hidden under the trees also started up and drove off.

Cedric, who was in the car, glanced back at the fading figure of Eleanor.

He knew Eleanor would never guess that the one offering her comfort would be him.

Bernard had long arranged for him to go to her. There was never a real letter carrier.

Cedric looked down at another white envelope in his hand.

All she knew was that her longing had, since the dream, gradually turned into fear. An endless terror washed over her, making her wish she could fly to Bernard's side and take on all his pain.

Each time this thought surfaced, she would clutch Bernard's envelope even tighter, telling herself that Bernard was fine since he sent someone to deliver his message. He was okay, he would come back, so she shouldn't be afraid, she just needed to be patient and wait a little longer...

In this world, besides her anxious waiting, there were two other women also waiting. One was Gianna, who knew their lives hung in the balance, and the other was Katharine.

More impatient than Gianna and Eleanor, after two months of waiting, Katharine had had enough. She marched straight to Eleanor's house, demanding to see her husband.

"Ms. Shultz, Caleb said he went on a business trip with your husband, but he hasn't come back yet. He didn't even call me, and I can't reach him. What's going on?"

Hearing that Caleb had also gone with Bernard, Eleanor, holding a cup, trembled suddenly. If it weren't for Katharine's quick reflexes, the coffee would have spilled all over Eleanor's legs.

"Why do you look so flustered?"

Katharine felt something was off with Eleanor the moment she walked in. Not only had she lost a considerable amount of weight, but her eyes were hollow, like a soulless zombie.