A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 950

Not long after, Caleb returned. Katharine was sitting on the sofa, crying, and when she saw him come back, her crying intensified.

It was the first time Caleb had seen her cry, and he could sense her deep distress. He hurried over, crouching in front of her, frantically wiping away her tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I went too far with my words earlier..."

Katharine felt embarrassed. She was disappointed in Caleb, but here she was, crying in front of him, and his return to comfort her eased some of her pain.

She despised herself for being this way, but her emotions were completely under Caleb's control. Every move he made affected her.

Her tears continued to flow, and Caleb, in a panic, hugged her, patted her back, and took hold of her hand, urging her to slap him several times.

"Go ahead, as long as it stops you from crying. You can slap me as many times as you want..."

As Katharine looked at Caleb's swollen right cheek, she weakly reached out and touched it.

"Does it hurt?"

Caleb shook his head.

"It doesn't hurt. I can take more slaps."

Seeing the affection in his eyes, Katharine sighed in relief.

"Forget it, if you don't want to tell me why, then don't..."

She decided to let him off the hook, and to let herself off too. Just go with the flow.

In the end, she was the one who gave in.

Touched, Caleb held her tightly.

"Thank you for understanding."

This time Katharine didn't push him away. She was probably tired from crying. She rested on his shoulder without making a sound.

In Caleb's eyes, Katharine was a proud woman, but her heart was pure and soft.

Caleb saw through her. No matter how she behaved, he would always let her have her way.

"Katharine, I'll talk to Peterson tomorrow."

Katharine spoke calmly.

"What are you going to say to him?"

"I'll tell him not to marry you."

This made Katharine feel that Caleb was not an ordinary person.

"Are you really just Bernard Laurence's bodyguard?"

"Yes."

Caleb nodded without hesitation, but silently apologized in his heart. Katharine sensed that Caleb had many things he hadn't told her, and while she understood that some things were difficult to talk about, she couldn't accept his lack of honesty, which created a sense of conflict within her.

"You should go back for now. Let me think in peace," Katharine said.

"But what about Peterson..." Caleb still worried that she would turn around and marry Peterson, hoping to soothe his inner turmoil.

Katharine, however, felt annoyed and glared at him. "You are not allowed to go find him!"

"Okay..." Caleb rubbed the back of his head, looking confused, which warmed Katharine's heart.

"If you don't leave now, I will call my brother..."

"Don't..." Caleb covered Katharine's mouth with his hand. In the dim light, they looked at each other for a while. Caleb suppressed his urge to kiss her and turned to leave.

In the following days, Caleb climbed in through the window every night to ask Katharine for an answer, but she always refused and pushed him out forcefully.

In fact, Katharine had already agreed in her heart. She just didn't want to forgive him that quickly. Otherwise, wouldn't all the grievances she had endured be for nothing?