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.”

perfunctorily, then eagerly asked, “Why did you call me? Did that

thought, of course Josef wouldn’t care about her health; this was his

in 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

she knew that it was all lies to deceive Josef.

wouldn’t talk to Bernard, and definitely wouldn’t threaten

along to use this

married safely, she’d go find Josef and take him down.

trade her life for Hailey’s peace for the

impatient, “The bidding is on the 10th of next month; when is he going to

on

originally planned to wait for Hailey to get married and then go find Josef to

and time was so tight that

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

“Geez!”

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

a moment, her palms sweating with anxiety. Fortunately, she reacted quickly, steadied herself, and calmly replied:

to get the project for you in this way has already made him quite unhappy with you. If you personally show him this video, it will only enrage