A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 756

Hailey paused, considering the fact that he'd had several girlfriends post-breakup and she hadn't uttered a complaint.

She'd simply been on a blind date, and he acted like she'd done something wrong.

What the hell was this? Was she forbidden to date anyone else just because she'd been with Cedric?

No way, she was definitely going to date!

Hailey reached out and intertwined her fingers with Yeager Alis', looking up at Cedric.

"That's right, I accept him. From now on, Dr. Yeager and I are a couple."

Cedric was so incredulous he burst into laughter.

"Huh, you're ready to become his girlfriend after you just met him once today? You really don't have any standards."

"Who said I just met him once?"

Hailey shifted her gaze from Cedric to Yeager, who was quietly watching her.

"He was my senior in high school, we've known each other for a long time. We reunited and found we liked each other, so we decided to date. Is that being frivolous?"

Cedric felt a pang in his chest at the words "known for a long time." His face turned ashen, his eyes flaring with rage.

"Hailey!"

He forcefully pulled their hands apart, intending to drag Hailey out of the banquet hall, but she forcefully shook him off.

"Cedric, you're just someone I used to date. We broke up, we're not together anymore, so please stop bothering me."

His chest tightened at her words, the pain spreading from his fingertips, slowly creeping into his heart and then throughout his body.

"Hailey, if you dare, say it again!"

Hailey was about to repeat it, but the sight of his reddening eyes stopped her.

For the first time, his eyes were out of control, the corners turning red...

Cedric hated this loss of control. He grabbed Hailey's wrist and pulled her into his arms.

The men she'd encountered throughout her life were ordinary, only Cedric was unique.

He was wealthy, handsome, and gentle to his girlfriends. Hailey felt there was nothing wrong with liking him.

"But..."

"But what?"

Cedric, hearing her admit that she'd liked him, felt his irritation and tension subside, replaced by excitement as he gazed at her intensely.

But Hailey lifted her moist eyes, looking at him with disappointment.

"You looked down on me for being divorced during our three years together, afraid of being ridiculed by your friends, unwilling to take me out."

"Even when we bumped into each other on the street, you'd push me away or introduce me as your friend."

"At that time, I started to think that there might not be a future between us, so I stopped liking you..."