A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 324

Eleanor shook her head. “No, I don’t want you to take me.”

She pushed Bernard away, retreated into a corner, hugging herself tightly, her eyes filled with helplessness.

Bernard knelt on one knee before her, staring at her quietly for a while, then softly said, if I couldn’t be the one to marry you on your wedding day, at least let me be the one to take you there. I don’t want to miss your wedding”

Eleanor still shook her head in refusal. “No.”

Bemard said, “Eleanor, for the love I’ve had for you for ten years, give me a chance.”

Eleanor’s tears, which she had been holding back, suddenly rushed out. “Bernard, please, stop pushing me.”

He stretched out his slender fingers, wiping the tears from her face, saying to her, “You were right not to choose me. I always make you cry.”

With the pads of his fingers, he gently stroked her face over and over again. “Eleanor, I’m sorry. That five years with me have been hard

on you.”

face with her hands, sobbing uncontrollably.

superior Bernard would

broke through her defenses, making her cry uncontrollably.

that made it hard for him to breathe, and he once again pulled her into

cry, just this once. From

curled up in his arms, unable to stop her tears.

her back, calming her emotions.

he let go of her, saying

eyelashes downcast, said, “there’s

up from the bed and

a set of women’s clothes.”

quickly went to the mall to buy

turned back to look at Eleanor, who was curled up in the quilt. “Hang in there a little longer. I’ll take you

head, resting her chin on her knees without replying, staring blankly at the quilt.