A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 977

She'd just hung up the phone with Eleanor when Marina walked in with Yeager. "Dr. Yeager, have you had your breakfast yet? Do you want me to get some food for you?"

Yeager politely declined, "Thanks Marina, but I've already had my breakfast, so don't trouble yourself."

Marina was always fond of these polite youngsters, unlike that Mr. Laurence who was always haughty and expected Hailey to wait on him hand and foot.

Marina chuckled and led him to the dining room, "Hailey, Dr. Yeager came bright and early to see you."

Hailey was just about to go find Yeager, but seeing him already there, she invited him to sit down.

Marina cleaned up Hailey's leftover breakfast, then brought them both a cup of coffee.

After Marina had finished her tasks, Hailey turned to Yeager, "I was just about to go look for you, didn't expect you to beat me to the punch."

Yeager didn't ask why Hailey was looking for him, instead he reached out, holding Hailey's hands tightly, apologizing sincerely:

"Hailey, I'm sorry, I was too selfish yesterday. I was the one who suggested you visit Mr. Laurence, but I couldn't help but tag along. Maybe I was scared you'd go back to him because he's hurt. I was so dumb to try to keep you by my side this way, I didn't realize my presence would piss off Mr. Laurence. I'm really sorry."

Yeager's eyes were filled with regret, looking like he'd made a huge mistake, appearing extremely guilty and helpless.

Hailey shifted her gaze away from Yeager's face, looking down at the hands that were tightly gripping hers. She felt an urge to pull away, but Yeager's grip was strong, holding on like a lifeline.

"Hailey, Mr. Laurence's feelings for you aren't just shallow desires, otherwise he wouldn't be unable to accept it. He clearly still wants to have you, but I'm your boyfriend now. He's always hovering around you, watching you, what am I supposed to do?"

Yeager laid out his selfishness, which made even the annoyed Hailey suddenly see things from his perspective, and even felt that what he did wasn't that unreasonable...

"Hailey, the reason I didn't tell the truth when Mr. Laurence questioned us was because the situation made it hard for me to speak out. You know his girlfriend was there, if I said Mr. Laurence loves you, what would his girlfriend think? It would be awkward for all of us."

"I'm sorry he was misunderstood, and I'm sorry I lied to you, if..."

Here, Yeager suddenly paused, and when he looked up at Hailey again, his eyes were filled with tears.