A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 23

Eleanor dashed home in the rain, stripped off her fancy dress, took off the diamond necklace around her neck, and tossed it in the box.

She’d send all this crap back to Josef tomorrow, his stuff sickened her, and she definitely wouldn’t keep it.

After closing the box, she went into the bathroom, turned on the tub faucet, and climbed in.

She scrubbed her face and back hard, so hard that her skin got red, then looked at herself in the mirror.

With makeup off, all that’s left was sickly paleness, no spirit, and lifeless eyes.

She couldn’t see the light or feel the warmth.

Like a dirty little bug, trampled all over.

Yet, she once had dignity….

“Dignity.”

Eleanor chuckled sarcastically. She had lost her dignity when she sold herself to Bernard.

She dried her hair, lay in bed, and fell asleep exhausted.

The rain had

My her

slept straight until

morning to afternoon. After making meals, Eleanor still hadn’t

her twice. With no response, she realized something

she saw her flushed face on the bed, she immediately touched Eleanor’s

was

hot…

Eleanor up and said, “Eleanor, you have a high fever. Get up, I’m going to take you to

when hearing the word ‘hospital‘.

sick, we have to

refuse, picked her up, and raced to the

emergency treatment, she was

and breathing machine.

condition which

or fever, oxygen shortage would become an issue.

it, so she asked the doctor

Eleanor’s fever finally began to subside.

of relief, asked for time off from work, and sat silently by Eleanor’s bedside.

them were adopted by the orphanage at around one year old. They were each other’s closest people

raised her hand, touching Eleanor’s pale face and

who drained her youth

fever, Eleanor slept restlessly, seeing a

as he tried to speak, but Eleanor couldn’t hear