A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 561

He wrapped his arms around her tightly, ushering her into his master bedroom. Then, he bent down and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead

Eleanor jotted awake from his peck, thinking it was Ethan who was touching her. She freaked out and immediately opened her eyes

Then, she realized that the man in her sight was not Ethan but Bernard Her anxiety eased a little.

“Eleanor, did I frighten you?”

Eleanor shook her head and lazily patted the spot next to her, “Can you keep me company for a bit?”

Bernard was originally going to instruct Caleb to prepare for action, but seeing her wanting him to stay, he swallowed his anger.

He lay down beside her, holding Eleanor close to him, stroking her back, softly lulling her to sleep

Eleanor leaned against him, comforted by his subtle scent, and quickly fell back into slumber.

Bernard, a man who hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in three months, also found solace in her presence. Yet, he dared not fall asleep, only gazing at her

her steady breathing

struggled to stay awake for a while but eventually succumbed

soon as he fell asleep,

middle of the night, Eleanor was sound asleep when she heard Bernard murmuring

her eyes and saw Bernard, who had pushed her away and was curled up in a corner.

in a nightmare, shivering and pale, his

bled, but he was still not able to wake up from the nightmare, instead

tears welling up in her eyes. She wanted to hold him, but then she heard

please, don’t do

punish me

it, please let me be…

words uttered in his sleep.

cause his

hurt

when she came back from G country. She hadn’t

me. I won’t bother you anymore, okay…”

moment, Bernard was as vulnerable as an abused child, his helplessness breaking

forward and held him, calling him gently, “Bernard, you’re having a nightmare Wake