A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1430

When Cedric arrived, the surgery had already begun. Aidyn and Scott stood rigidly outside the emergency room, waiting anxiously for news.

Eleanor sat on a chair nearby, stroking her slightly rounded belly with one hand, while the other gripped the armrest tightly. The knuckles on her gripping hand were white from the pressure, standing out starkly against her skin.

Her complexion was far from rosy. The days of confinement had taken their toll, with little decent food or rest. And now, having finally been reunited with Bernard, she was faced with his injury, which kept her nerves taut with worry.

Thankfully, the doctor had said the bullet had hit his shoulder and missed all vital organs, which was the only thing keeping her from collapsing.

While Eleanor looked like she hadn’t had a good meal in ages, Hailey, also pregnant, had gained a fair amount of weight. Cedric wasn’t one to sympathize with other women, but even he couldn’t help frowning at the sight of his exhausted sister-in-law. “Eleanor,” Cedric approached her, suggesting she return to the hotel to rest. “You look beat. You should head back and catch some Z’s.”

Eleanor’s gaze shifted from the door of the emergency room to Cedric. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

But no matter how tired, she needed to see Bernard through his surgery and know he was out of the woods before she could relax. When Eleanor set her mind to something, she was as stubborn as her brother, and after a few attempts to persuade her to no avail, Cedric dropped it.

“I’ll have someone arrange a resting room for you,” he said, not waiting for her agreement before waving over a hospital staff member to make it happen.

They were on the outskirts of the Golden Sea District, and a little money could make many things happen quickly.

As Cedric was convincing Eleanor to go to the resting room, the emergency room doors swung open and the doctor emerged.

“How is he?” Cedric asked immediately.

Eleanor, mustering her strength, approached as well, her eyes pleading with the doctor for good news.

surgery go well?”

doctor removed his mask, revealing a confident smile. “The surgery was a

room finally exhaled in relief, especially Eleanor, whose tension snapped, leaving her feeling as light as a bubble

follow the others to Bernard’s room, a sharp kick from her unborn child caused her to pause, her hand against

to the room, unaware of her discomfort.

Bernard was just coming to. His eyes flitted open, but not seeing Eleanor immediately made

heart plummeting into a cold abyss, chilling him to the bone. Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, he attempted to rise, causing Aidyn, Scott, and Cedric to rush to his

got out of surgery. Don’t move,” Aidyn cautioned, but Bernard’s shoulder

“Where’s Eleanor?”

voice was weak from the anesthesia, and he couldn’t shake off the men’s hands, so he clutched at Cedric’s arm instead.

eyes bore an intense ‘if anyone’s messed with my wife, I’ll take them down’

take her

bathroom; he didn’t realize Bernard was so

wife.

for support, made her way to the door of the room. When Bernard saw her frail

you feeling

reassured him with a shake of her head and then gestured to her belly. “The baby’s just doing a happy

“When he

a wry look at his words. “Thinking

does that?”