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.

when she used to send him off to his

fingers tightened around the contract, “Eleanor, do you remember

couldn’t remember, so she shook her head

lips curling into a bitter smile before he

watch him leave; all she could hear was the

their seventeen–year–old selves came flooding back. Garett holding flowers, confessing his

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

had replied, “Okay, I’ll never forget.”

the time he confessed his feelings to her when they

pain, got up from the bed and turned to look at Garett.

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

her break out in a cold sweat.

Garett’s cheeks, but he didn’t turn around. “Eleanor, let’s not see each other anymore, no more

of her

how could he

his wheelchair and left the room without hesitation, leaving her