A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 855

Robin reckoned his mom might have gotten the wrong end of the stick. "Mum, Emilia has kicked the bucket."

Elbert barged in, "Emilia has bitten the dust, true, but not Vanya's second daughter."

Robin shot him a cold look. "The second daughter—didn't she die in the cradle?"

"We only heard from Emilia that her sister passed away. We never laid eyes on the body. Who knows if Emilia was pulling our leg?"

Wendy Pine was huffing and puffing after just two sentences, trying to hold herself together. "You're right. We might've been had by Emilia, thinking a kid with a heart condition could be pushing up the daisies anytime."

Her trembling finger pointed at the TV screen and at Eleanor. "She's a spitting image of Vanya; she must be Vanya's second daughter."

Robin didn't bite. He was racking his brain, looking at Elbert. "How did you figure she was Vanya's second daughter?"

Elbert spilled the beans: "I saw a picture of Vanya when I was a kid. It's all a bit fuzzy now, but Eleanor rings a bell."

He wanted his old man to ID Eleanor, but she was as tight as a drum, all wrapped up, with no glimpse at her mug.

With Bernard acting like a brick wall and guarding Eleanor, his dad didn't stand a chance to get a good look at her. He ended up getting chewed out by his dad.

His dad gave him a hard time for not caring about the company, never being at home, always living it up, and now acting all hush-hush. He was beyond help.

Had he not just heard Wendy Pine say Eleanor was Vanya's daughter, he would have been barking up the wrong tree. But...

He approached Robin and Wendy Pine and asked, "Why are you hunting for Vanya's daughter?"

Wendy Pine's old eyes were filled with determination, yet so profound. "I just want to see her family one last time before I kick the bucket."

He had crossed paths with Bernard before. He knew Bernard was not a penny-pincher.

At least when he, as the heir to the Pine family, faced Bernard, Bernard didn't do anything negative to him directly. That made Bernard quite a decent guy.

Upon hearing Eleanor was Bernard's girlfriend, Wendy Pine's face fell, but she didn't say another word.

Thinking about having to deal with Bernard again, Robin was wound up. He tugged at his tie, but due to his mom, he had no choice but to go.

He put his feet down, looking annoyed. He kicked his bodyguard and asked, "What are you gawking at? Get the private jet ready. Do you want me to drag the plane out myself?"

Bodyguard: ...