A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 169

She coughed up pink foam, all of it going into the water, turning the toilet water red.

The bodyguard was startled, thinking she was coughing blood, so he quickly picked her up.

Suddenly breathing in some air, Eleanor began to recover, but she was still coughing non–stop.

What she coughed up was still pink foam, a symptom of late–stage heart failure.

Joelle didn’t know that, thinking she had hurt her stomach from drowning. Her anger subsiding a bit, she stared at Eleanor through the- gritted teeth, “It serves you right for choking to death! It’s what you get for what you’ve done!”

After saying this harshly, Joelle signaled the bodyguard with a look, and he immediately let go of Eleanor.

“I’ll let you off this time, but if you ever dare to resist again, don’t think you’ll leave alive!”

After saying this vicious threat, Joelle turned and left, hand in hand with Sophie.

Little did she know that she hadn’t taken two steps before she felt a moist hand on her neck from behind.

Before Joelle could even look back, she heard Eleanor’s weak yet gritted voice through the pain, “Ms. Valona, don’t you want to give toilet water a try before you leave?”

Joelle’s body shuddered, the thought “Could this be what her revenge was going to be about?” flashing in her mind she was forced face down into the toilet.

Joelle’s head into the toilet, holding her by the neck with her hands, she wasn’t

hold her back but was scolded, “If you

was holding onto Joelle’s lifeline. If they dared to come closer, she would surely

looked weak, to be so determined

recklessly, Sophie quietly walked behind Eleanor and when

jolt of pain made Eleanor involuntarily ease her grip

Eleanor, gasping for air. Unable to maintain control over Joelle, Eleanor braced -herself

struggle, Eleanor accidentally pushed

on the verge of falling to the ground, a strong hand swiftly came to her aid.

face exuding

a presence that was both somber and

retained his hold around her waist, his gaze descending coldly upon Eleanor. “Who do you think you are to lay a hand on my fiancée like that?” His words echoed with a

stood there, drenched in sweat, her cheeks swollen, and her hair disheveled, in no better state than Joelle. Yet, Joelle’s

her toes and waiting for

did you get here?”

waist,

find himself in a shopping mall,

just happened to be passing by when I noticed your bodyguards dragging someone into the

“I see.”

changed her stern

was disrespectful to Joelle in the hospital, and she even pushed Joelle’s head