A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1461

Bernard’stood quietly at the doorway, his heart aching as he saw Eleanor cry her eyes out. Torn between the love for his wife and his unborn child, he felt the unbearable weight of an impossible choice.

But as a man, it was his duty to shoulder such burdens, no matter how heavy. All he could wish for was that after this agonizing decision, his Eleanor would be safe. Without her, life held little meaning,

Eleanor clutched a tiny onesie, lying in the nursery, tears streaming down her face as she drifted into a fitful sleep. Bernard sat beside her, staring at her silhouette throughout the night, unable to find rest.

During the preparation for the caesarean section, Eleanor was silent, resting against the hospital bed with one hand on her belly and the other gripping the baby’s onesie. She seemed like a porcelain doll without a soul-fragile and about to shatter at the slightest touch.

Bernard’s heart nearly broke watching her. He’d hug her, kiss her, caress her, trying to awaken the spark of life within her, but she remained unresponsive…

It wasn’t until the day of the surgery that she finally grabbed Bernard’s hand, pleading with a fragile voice, “Darling, I want to take the 10% chance for our baby. Please, let me have this child. I beg you…”

Looking into her earnest eyes, Bernard felt his resolve weaken but knew he had to be firm. He gently held her wrist and, with weary red eyes, whispered, “Eleanor, I can’t take that gamble.”

in her eyes, leaving her deflated and devoid of

of Bernard’s hand, resigned to her fate, changed into the surgical gown, and lay on the operating table, allowing the doctors

was about to close, Bernard grasped Eleanor’s hand tightly in his palm, and with his other hand, tenderly caressed her cheek. “Eleanor, don’t worry. I won’t let

in his eyes slowly warmed Eleanor’s heart. She nodded faintly, “I know,

to kiss her forehead. “I’ll be waiting for you to come

but words failed her. She could only smile and push Bernard’s hand away. As their fingers parted, the doctors pushed her into the

But as the door closed, he was slowly removed from her sight. He stood still for

her sterile surgical attire and was on her way to the

said coldly, “I’ve brought in the top experts

“Mr. Laurence, the risks during surgery are

What I need is for her to survive. If you can’t