A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1376

“Alright, now that the deal’s done, how about we head downstairs and wrap up tonight’s dinner?” Yates extended a hand, the very picture of a gentleman, towards Eleanor.

Eleanor stared at the hand before her, stained with the blood of bad deeds, and let out a wry chuckle.

She had yearned for a life untouched by the mud of the world, a tranquil existence, yet here she was, willingly stepping into the fray.

With a swallow of her rage and disappointment towards Yates, she placed her hand into his palm, playing her part in the final act of the night.

After the guests had filed out, Yates turned to the girls his family had adopted, instructing them to take good care of Eleanor, to harbor no resentment against her. His every word was a veiled concern for Eleanor. In truth, aside from his shadowy dealings with Area Opaca, Yates had always treated Eleanor quite decently. Had he not been the founder of Area Opaca, it was possible that Eleanor could have come to see him as a grandfather figure in the long days to come.

The Sharp family had taken in four girls in total, each one legally under the guardianship of two uncles, and they all bore the surname Sharp. One of them was a brand designer at Faustina Enterprises, and she was gentle and obedience.

Eleanor had such impression towards her because she overheard a conversation in the restroom, where the adopted girls were gossiping about her.

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had sprung from, suddenly demanding their deference and even taking away their status

of first and second ladies in the Sharp family rightfully belonged to

defense sparked the ire of the other three sisters, who turned on her, eventually revealed her secret

Peterson, then warned

tissue, shouldered past her sisters,

that moment to emerge from a stall, nonchalantly washing

with an impassive face, then slowly dried them under the hand

and stumbling over apologies, assuring her that they didn’t

is immaterial to me. But treating your own sisters with such cruelty–I simply can’t accept your apology.” With that,

that Peterson’s crush was that gentle girl-Starry, the fourth adopted

Starry not been married with a child, Eleanor might have told Peterson that Starry had also harbored feelings for him, that their affection was mutual. But Starry’s marriage

after finding out.