A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 347

Garett put down the contract in his hands, a grin spread across his face.

Eleanor lay on the hospital bed, quietly watching him. It was like seeing a glimpse of their younger selves.

He used to sit at the back of the class, propping his hand on the desk, watching her pass by the window.

He was as gentlemanly then as he was now.

They stared at each other, as if bidding farewell to the regrets of their youth.

After a while, Garett shifted his gaze, glanced at his watch, and when he looked up at Eleanor again, he seemed at peace.

“Eleanor, I’ve got to head back to B City at a quarter past four.”

Eleanor felt a pang of guilt, but when she saw the look in his eyes, she swallowed back her words.

like when she used to send him off to his

fingers tightened around the contract, “Eleanor, do you

racked her brain but couldn’t remember, so she shook her head at

his lips curling into a bitter smile before he pushed his wheelchair away

she could hear was the sound

window, memories of their seventeen–year–old selves came flooding back. Garett holding flowers, confessing

“Eleanor, when I told you I liked you, it was exactly 4:15. Remember

replied, “Okay, I’ll never

he confessed his feelings to her when they

enduring the sharp pain, got up from the bed and turned

came to a halt, but he didn’t turn around. “It’s okay,

back making her break

turn around. “Eleanor,

to completely step out of her life to truly let her go.

could he ever

his wheelchair and left the room without hesitation, leaving her behind….