A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 283

As soon as Eleanor stepped into the villa, she saw the living room in total chaos.

The maids in the room were shivering and keeping quiet.

And the culprit, he was sitting on the sofa, playing with a fruit knife.

Upon catching sight of the blade in his hand, a flicker of fear stirred within Eleanor. Yet, she summoned the bravery to move towards him.

"I...I'm back."

Ethan slowly looked up, his deep eyes fixed on her.

He didn't say a word, just stared at her like some prey about to die.

Eleanor felt uneasy under his gaze, her clenched fists sweating.

Forcing herself to calm down, she looked up at Ethan...

"Mr. Ziegler, can we talk?"

"Sure."

Ethan patted the sofa next to him and gave her a faint smile.

That smile and his previous stare made Eleanor nervous.

Instead of sitting next to him, she sat down on a single sofa opposite him.

"Mr. Ziegler, I can't go back to G Country with you."

"Fine."

Ethan nodded as if he had already expected her decision and didn't care.

Eleanor was well aware that his terse "Fine" would undoubtedly be followed by stipulations, just as it had been previously. Consequently, she held back from offering an immediate response.

Eleanor looked at him calmly, "What could keep me here must be very important to me."

She concealed from Ethan the fact that Garrett was still alive, apprehensive that revealing his existence could plunge him into peril.

As she was unwilling to give a specific answer, Ethan felt there was no need to talk anymore.

He picked up the fruit knife and got up to leave, but Eleanor quickly called out, "Wait a minute..."

Ethan stopped, turned his head, and gave her a faint look: "Are you ready to tell?"

Eleanor shook her head and said, "Mr. Ziegler, I can't tell you about this matter, but could we make another deal?"

After hearing that, Ethan raised an eyebrow: "But I'm only interested in this matter."

Eleanor took a deep breath and vaguely replied, "What do you think he could've done to keep me here?"

Seeing that she wouldn't tell him directly, Ethan became even more interested: "Do you like him?"