A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 636

Eleanor didn't expect him to spill so much tea about the past. He wasn't really talking about missing her sister, but more so blaming herself.

Eleanor took a good look at Casey. He seemed chill on the surface, but he was actually more of a tough nut to crack than Ethan. She couldn’t read Casey’s mind and didn’t feel like answering his questions. Instead, she flipped the script and asked him: "If my siszter only had eyes for Ethan, why did she choose you? And why did Ethan end up in jail?"

Casey didn’t expect Eleanor to back up Ethan like that. His eyes turned on a dime and became guarded: "Sorry, I can't tell you."

Eleanor’s forehead wrinkled: "Why?"

Casey put down his coffee, clasped his hands together and said seriously: "You're on Ethan’s side, so sorry."

He got up and started to head for the door. Eleanor quickly called out to him: "Mr. Casey, hold on a sec."

Casey stopped in his tracks and turned back to Eleanor, his eyes back in alert mode: "What else do you need, Ms. Shultz?"

Eleanor walked up to him, looking up at Casey who was a head taller than her, and explained: "I’m not on Ethan’s side. I’m just in the dark about my sister’s business, so I don’t know who to trust."

Ethan said Emilia chased after him for a decade, Casey said Emilia only had eyes for Ethan, but Emilia ended up choosing Casey. It left Eleanor a bit bamboozled. She felt a woman who spent ten years chasing after the love of her life wouldn't just change her heart like that, unless Ethan hurt Emilia before this. She didn't know the full story, so she wouldn’t just take anyone’s word at face value.

Hearing her explanation, Casey’s eyes softened: "Ms. Shultz, your sister chose me because Ethan betrayed her first…"

Eleanor was totally gobsmacked. Wasn't it Emilia who betrayed Ethan first? Now it's Ethan who betrayed Emilia first? Who should she believe, Casey or Ethan?

Seeing her confusion, Casey, ever the gentleman, explained: "Your sister often saw Ethan getting cozy with other women when she was chasing after him. She loved Ethan so she chose to bear it. However, Ethan kept up his old ways even after they got together, leaving her alone at home while he was out painting the town red with other women."

Casey finished speaking, and gave a helpless smile: "Emilia was with Ethan for six years, and he kept hurting her like this. Any woman would get fed up, don't you think so, Ms. Shultz?"

Eleanor had no comeback to Casey's words. But Ethan seemed to love her sister so much, could he really be the kind of person Casey described?

"Bend down."

Eleanor rolled her eyes at him, but obediently bent over.

Pearce covered his mouth with his hand, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Casey was lying."

Eleanor raised an eyebrow, looking at the mysterious Pearce, "How do you know?"

Pearce replied, "Because when he was talking, his gaze wasn't steady, and he kept drinking coffee to hide his inner unease."

Eleanor was speechless. She thought Pearce knew something, turned out... he thought he was some kind of professional psychological detective?!

Without a word, Eleanor picked up the fruit plate on the table and turned to walk away. At that moment, her phone in her pocket started vibrating. She pulled out her phone and glanced at it. It was a video call from George. She quickly put down the fruit plate and answered the call. The person who appeared on the other end of the call wasn't George, but Nina sitting on the ground.