A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 129

7 don’t quite know how you feel about Ms. Shultz…”

With concern about her potential analytical mistake, Liana summoned the courage to ask.

If Bernard doesn’t care about Eleanor, then Liana’s keeping the lie about her illness is understandable. But if Bernard genuinely cares about Eleanor, then he will likely blame Liana when he discovers the truth. Liana hoped to get a clear answer from Bernard, so it could help her decide whether to tell him the truth. While Liana was racking her brain, Bernard put down his phone and raised his glass for a sip of wine. His demeanor suggested to Liana that he might not care about Eleanor as much as she thought.

“To me, she’s just someone to satisfy my physical needs.”

Bernard’s answer hinted to Liana that his concern went no further than that.

So, Liana finally understood how Bernard thought of Eleanor.

She’d assumed, because of how he rushed to take Eleanor to the hospital and then brought her back home for care, that he liked her to some extent.

Turns out it was just a matter of meeting his physical need.

a sex partner in five years, she thought.

course, Liana knew that Eleanor was the woman by Bernard’s side; she just hadn’t met

reluctance to change partners in all this time was because he genuinely liked

her–men and women could view relationships differently. Some guys might care more about fulfilling their physical needs, rather than actually liking someone.

Once he found a

opened, sounds from the conversation outside reached Eleanor’s ears

slapped her in the face as she became acutely

was that she had even been moved by his occasional

had kept her emotions for him in check with rationality.

feelings for him. That way, when he eventually discarded her, she wouldn’t be utterly pathetic. Eleanor raised her right hand and adjusted the drip speed

working until the butler, Bryson,

aside, looked up at Bryson and said,

that Mr. Laurence wanted to serve Eleanor the

Laurence, be careful

stood, and carried the