A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 841

Eleanor was jolted awake by her crying, and the moment she opened her eyes, she saw Aidyn frantically stuffing cotton into a doll while Nina was clutching the doll's head and sobbing.

"What's the deal?"

She grabbed a tissue and began to wipe Nina's tears away.

"Bernard... is a fraud."

Nina was crying so hard that she was hiccuping. Seeing Eleanor awake, she abandoned the doll and latched onto Eleanor's arm, tearfully accusing Bernard and Aidyn.

"He tore apart the doll my mom left me, and he can't even fix it."

Aidyn: …

So, the innocent can get caught in the crossfire too.

He glanced at Bernard, who was sitting next to him. Bernard was also looking back at him with a look that seemed to say, 'This one's on you'.

Taking a deep breath, Aidyn thought, Whatever, if he was going to live in someone else's mansion, he might as well take the responsibility.

"Mrs. Laurence, there’s a chip inside the doll."

Aidyn pointed to the chip in Bernard's hand, then gave Eleanor a meaningful look, hoping she could figure out who the real culprit was.

Eleanor, completely fascinated by the chip, didn't even consider who had taken the doll apart. "Why is there a chip inside the doll?"

Bernard was rubbing the chip in his hand, deep in thought. "Maybe your sister left it for Nina. Or maybe she left it for you."

Eleanor took the chip from him and examined it for a while before looking up at Bernard and asking, "Does it need some kind of computing process to open it?"

Bernard nodded, then looked rather troubled at the still crying Nina and said, "Your mom left something inside the doll. To get it out, we had to take the doll apart. You get that, right?"

Nina was wiping her tears and runny nose with her sleeve, nodding, "I understand, but I'm really sad. This is a memento my mom left me. Without it, I feel like I don't have her anymore."

Eleanor felt a pang in her heart and immediately pulled Nina into her arms. "Don't worry, I'll definitely help you fix the doll, and it will stay with you."

"Thank you." Only then did Nina rest her head against Eleanor.

Eleanor stroked Nina's hair, soothing her. Before long, the exhausted Nina fell asleep.

Bernard glared at Aidyn, then reached out to grab Eleanor's sleeve.

"My dear, I'm used to sleeping with you. I can't sleep without you."

Eleanor deliberately ignored him. Seeing this, Bernard, who was getting desperate, looked at the dirty-faced, crying Nina and reluctantly agreed.

"Alright, I'll stay with you guys."

Eleanor was somewhat surprised, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Mr. Laurence, sleeping apart once in a while is good for a couple's relationship."

Bernard held her hand in his and said, "To me, being apart means disharmony."

Eleanor felt his reason was a bit of a stretch: "I'm not blaming you for tearing the toy apart. It's just that I haven't spent time with Nina for over a month. I want to be with her tonight. You can go to sleep first."

Bernard was silent for a while, looked away, and stared at the chip.

… Working on this chip should take some time, right? Maybe even the whole night?