A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 369

She thought about it for a moment and eventually agreed.

Bernard took her to the terrace, and the waiter brought them two glasses of red wine.

Eleanor wasn’t supposed to drink, but being alone with him was super awkward.

All she could do was hold the wine glass, lower her head, and take sips of wine to pass this painfully brief time together.

Bernard saw her take a few sips and reached out with his long fingers to take the glass from her.

“You just had a major surgery, so don’t drink too much.”

He placed the wine glass on the nearby bar and looked at Eleanor.

The dim light shone on her palm–sized face, highlighting her fair and delicate skin.

His gaze slowly moved down, past her unruly short hair clinging to her pale neck, and then to her chest, which had made him weak countless times before.

One glance got his blood boiling, afraid of doing something irrational, he quickly looked away.

He picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and asked Eleanor, who was sitting beside him, “Have you started working?”

her restless little hands and placed

again, looking at

exposed skin and a few scars,

fingers to touch the scars left by the sulfuric acid, but then

that he no longer had the right to touch her.

concern, “You just recovered from your

with the bar and replied, “My sister left some projects before she died, and the progress

noticed she wasn’t wearing a wedding ring.

a few seconds before smiling, “It’s fine…”

to tell him about her own issues. She didn’t want to

happy smile on her face, and the heart–wrenching pain made it hard

for her to be happy after marrying her childhood sweetheart, but why

wine glass tightly, his blood ran cold, wanting to leave this

glanced at Bernard as he drank, swallowing unconsciously as she saw his Adam’s

his sexy neck. When she touched his cold skin, the heat subsided a bit, the comforting feeling