A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 568

Cedric felt a lump in his throat that kept him from speaking.

Bernard gave him another icy glance. "What, still here?"

Pissed off, Cedric snatched his coat from the servant, draped it over his shoulders, and turned to leave.

Eleanor quickly stood up and called out to him, "Mr. Laurence, wait a second."

Cedric, still steaming, didn't want to give Eleanor the time of day, but remembering his brother's warning, he stopped in his tracks.

He had no choice. Since they were kids, who dared disobey Bernard's orders?

Eleanor approached Cedric, looked at him earnestly, and explained, "Cedric, don't get it twisted. I didn't betray your brother. Someone impersonated me to prevent him from 1finding me. It's all a hoax."

Cedric looked at the frail Eleanor and asked, "Then where have you been for the past six months? Why didn't you come to find him?"

Eleanor cast her eyes down to her left wrist and truthfully replied, "I was imprisoned by Ethan. I couldn't escape."

Cedric was taken aback. No wonder when he told Hailey that Eleanor had betrayed Bernard,

Hailey never bought it, insisting that Eleanor must have been held captive by Ethan, and that's why she couldn't return.

They even had a massive argument about it. Ignoring his advice, Hailey insisted on bringing an interpreter to G country to search for Eleanor.

Then, Hailey heard that Bernard had personally met with Eleanor, and that's when she returned from G country...

Probably Aidyn had shown her those surveillance tapes, audio recordings, and videos, so Hailey stopped looking for Eleanor.

Cedric didn't know if Hailey was convinced, but when he tried to find her again, she wouldn't give him the time of day.

He stood there in a daze. At this point, Bernard stepped forward and lifted Eleanor into his arms.

Not even glancing at his brother, his gaze was fixed on Eleanor's feet. "It's cold down there; did you freeze your feet?"

Cedric rolled his eyes at the sight of the two inseparable figures. "There is underfloor heating everywhere; how could you freeze your feet?"

He awkwardly said to Bernard, "I'll be going then."

The man, who had already sat back down at the table with Eleanor in his arms, didn't even lift his head; instead, he picked up a new pair of spoons, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and offered it to Eleanor.

Eleanor, afraid that Cedric would feel too awkward, quickly waved at him, "Mr. Laurence, take care..."

Bernard held Eleanor's chin, straightened her little head, and said indulgently, "Why bother talking to him? Just eat your meal."