A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 416

Eleanor sat on the bench for a long time, wiping away her tears before replying to Pearce’s message. She noticed a few missed calls from a number in W City last

night.

Her phone died due to low battery

She ignored those missed calls, put her phone back in her pocket, and hailed a cab to head back to the villa

She chose to enter through the back garden, not disturbing anyone. She quietly went up to her room on the second floor

The maid who received Bernard’s call promptly and respectfully answered, “Sir, Ms. Shultz is still sleeping”

Bemard, unable to contatct Eleanor, frowned, “She usually gets up by now. Why is she still asleep?”

The maid, startled by his reminder, said, “Sir, please wait a moment. I’ll go check on hur

Without hanging up the phone the maid walked to the master bedroom, gently pushed the door open, and tiptoed in.

sleeping soundly, the maid breathed

and told Bernard, “Sir, Ms. Shultz is indeed

instructing the maid, “Prepare a nutritious breakfast for her. When she wakes up, encourage her to eat well” Having given his instructions, Bernard, seemingly busy, quickly hung up and tossed the phone to Gianna, who was

masked Bernard, clearly annoyed.

only did you

ignored Glanna, feeling uneasy and agitated.

much longer will this mission take?”

face towards

to ask when it’ll be over? If you hadn’t been distracted last night, how could we

didn’t react, with his mind

space agency mission yesterday, but the organization had other plans.

Hearing that thousands of lives were at stake,

mission began, he borrowed Gianna’s phone to call Eleanor.

a heads up, but no one answered the phone.

something had happened, he immediately called home. The maid told him

her up. But not hearing her voice made him uneasy

letting the two targets escape. This was something he’d never experienced