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.

why he hadn’t switched a sex partner

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

to change partners in all

differently. Some guys might

found a woman

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

as she became

had even been moved by his

she had kept her emotions for him in check with

pathetic. Eleanor raised her right hand and adjusted the drip speed on the IV bag, believing that a faster pace might

himself for a while, working

work aside, looked up at Bryson and said,

then realized that Mr. Laurence wanted to serve Eleanor

“Mr. Laurence, be careful not to

stood, and carried the