A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 22

Eleanor stole a glance at Cedric sitting in the passenger seat.

Seeing him focused on looking out the window, the embarrassment in the her heart gradually eased.

She held a tissue, bowing her head and silently cleaning the rainwater off her body.

Cedric looked in the rear–view mirror at the thin figure in the back seat.

In such cold weather, she didn’t even have a coat on, and was out in the rain trying to hail a cab. Cedric was quite curious.

“Ms. Shultz, why didn’t Mr. Caporal give you a ride home?”

Hearing the name Mr. Caporal, Eleanor furrowed her brows in confusion. It took her a moment to remember that she was currently Josef’s “girlfriend“.

She clenched the tissue in her hand and lied, “We had a fight, and he just left me by the road.”

Cedric nodded, “I see.”

Seeing her shivering from the cold, he raised the car’s heating without asking further.

The sudden increase in temperature inside the car gradually warmed Eleanor’s icy, stiff body.

She glanced at Cedric gratefully, then carefully explained, “I actually wanted to take a taxi, but my phone was out of power, and the nearby shops were closed. I had no place to wait out of the rain, so I stood by the road. Sorry to trouble you.”

and uneasy Eleanor in the rear–view mirror. He reassured her

leaned her head against the car window, closing

tired. With the warm air blowing, she

stopped at the entrance of her residential area.

said, “Ms. Shultz, we’re here.”

receiving no response from the back seat,

leaning against the window, sound asleep, his eyes widened

too naive? Could she just fall

think he was a good guy?

and motioned to his assistant.

assistant quickly got up, went to the back seat, opened the car door, and nudged Eleanor.

you’re

woke up with difficulty, opened her eyes to see the darkness, and couldn’t make out anything

knew it was due to the rain worsening her condition, but luckily, her mind was

car.

him again, then pushed the door open and got

“Ms. Shultz.”

her an umbrella from the back seat, “It’s raining heavily outside, take this with you.”

knew it was worth tens of hundreds, and was afraid she wouldn’t have a chance to return it to him. So, she gently refused, “Thank you, but it’s just a few steps away. I’ll run over.”

her eyes. He simply tossed her the umbrella,

but seeing Cedric’s assertive look, she had to