A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 987

If it was someone else, they might be swayed by Yeager's words, might even start to believe that he wasn't at fault, that it was all on Cedric.

But sorry, the bloke standing in front of Yeager wasn’t Hailey, but the ultra-rational and cool-headed Bernard.

"Dr. Yeager, I've said my piece, and I won't be repeating myself. You've got five minutes to think it over."

In other words, Bernard was sticking to his guns, no matter what Yeager had to say, he wasn’t about to budge.

Yeager was getting ticked off, fists clenched tight.

"Mr. Laurence, didn't you do the same thing to me, snatching Ms. Shultz right out from under Garett's nose?"

If he'd only mentioned it once, it could be said it was unintentional, but bringing it up a second time? That's picking a fight plain and simple.

Yeager's words weren’t just aimed at Cedric, he was taking a jab at Mr. Laurence’s character.

Liana, the matchmaker between Yeager and Hailey, was getting twitchy for Yeager, and tried to give Mr. Laurence a heads up before he blew his top.

"Dr. Yeager, watch your mouth."

She was hoping Yeager would apologize, but Yeager pretended not to catch on, fists still clenched, ready to take on Bernard.

"I heard that Mr. Falsey and Ms. Shultz grew up together, they were always lovebirds. So, why did she end up marrying you?"

"Dr. Yeager, if you don’t know the full story, don't compare Cedric to Mr. Falsey!"

Liana was really losing her cool, her warning escalating from a reminder to a threat. Using her authority as the dean, she warned Yeager not to provoke Mr. Laurence anymore!

Yeager finally looked up, meeting a pair of icy cold eyes. He seemed to realize he'd crossed a line, but it was too late to take back his words.

"I did snatch her."

Just as Yeager was expecting Bernard to throw a punch, or maybe kick him, Bernard suddenly dropped this bombshell.

Those words let Yeager breathe a sigh of relief, and it also gave him the guts to counterattack Bernard.

Upon hearing this, Yeager clenched his fists tighter.

At first, he didn't think he was any worse than Cedric. When Cedric was bullying Hailey, he'd stood up to Cedric with Hailey. But Cedric had his gang backing him up, even when they ended up at the police station, he had friends to bail him out, while Yeager couldn't even find a lawyer.

Chase’s comment about how could he compete with the Laurence family with his background, had driven a thorn into Yeager’s heart that he hadn’t been able to shake off and now he was feeling more and more inferior to Cedric. This inferiority complex made him lose his confidence in front of Hailey.

He could sense that Hailey still had feelings for Cedric, but she was afraid to be with him because she didn't want to get hurt, so she chose Yeager.

Of course, Hailey had made it clear before they started dating that she was with him because she was mad at Cedric, but he had said he didn’t mind.

But as time went by, he started to mind...

It was inevitable, emotions can be fickle, but...

Does that mean he deserved to be bullied by Bernard?