A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 27

In the deep slumber, the cellphone suddenly kept buzzing non–stop.

She tiredly opened her eyes, forced herself to wake up and picked up the phone.

“Baby.”

Josef’s voice came from the other side, “You said you had a high fever last night. How are you now?”

Eleanor’s spirits lifted slightly at the sound of his voice.

She found Josef bizarre. He always just wanted to possess her, but now he suddenly cared about her health?

Text messages and phone calls – could it be that he knew she was near death and wanted to let her off the hook?

Eleanor’s mind raced, but she acted nonchalant and replied, “I’m better now.”

“Good to know.”

then eagerly asked, “Why did you call

course Josef wouldn’t care about

bed and supported her aching head with one hand, coldly saying, “I talked to Mr. Laurence.

was to blackmail Bernard with a video to get the project from

knew that it was all lies to deceive

have the video, wouldn’t talk to Bernard, and definitely wouldn’t threaten Bernard to

to use this excuse to stall

safely, she’d go find

trade her life for Hailey’s peace

“The bidding is on the 10th of

was on the 9th of

get married and then go find Josef

on the 10th, and time was so

while, Eleanor gritted her teeth and said, “On the 9th of next month, he’ll give me a

“Geez!”

a few times, “Give me the video, and I’ll talk to him

with anxiety. Fortunately,

you. If you personally show him this video, it will only enrage him even more. At that time, you’ll not only completely offend him, but also risk losing the project. That would be counterproductive,