A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1482

Eleanor didn’t pick up on Hailey’s last remark, her effort evident as she outstretched her hand weakly, “Since he’s the child I risked everything to bring into this world, may I hold him?”

Even with a gap in her memory, making everything around her seem foreign, there was an innate closeness she felt towards her own flesh and blood, a natural desire to hold her child.

As Hailey carefully set the baby down on the bed, she cautioned, “With the state you’re in, I can’t trust you to hold him just yet. Let’s just lay him beside you, and you can touch him, okay?”

It was then that Eleanor could finally see her baby clearly. His skin was soft and fair, with plump little cheeks, and beneath those still-forming brows were a pair of bright eyes, reminiscent of a thawing wintry landscape, warm and inviting.

For some reason, these descriptors evoked a sense of familiarity, as if she had either experienced this before or had once fantasized about her child looking just like this, making the familiarity overwhelming.

Eleanor gazed at the baby’s pronounced nose and the delicate lips, and after a while, she retracted her hand, a trace of fear in her voice, “Hailey, my memories… They include you all, but not the child. I’m not sure how to embrace these missing pieces…”

appearance and demands, he was so scared and confused that he had no choice but to have

a story for now. When you’re ready to

of taking things slowly, avoiding the urgency that once pressured Garett, instead offering Eleanor gentle reassurance to take

once more to gently touch the baby’s cheek. “It’s beautiful, and so cute. Is it a boy or

replied with a smile, “A little boy, and quite the handful already, always

smiled along with Hailey, “How does he fuss

pick him up. And the

Hailey expertly adjusted the baby’s rolled-up pants to cover his tiny legs, Eleanor realized the effort Hailey had put in

after your child,

her memory when she heard Hailey had children, “So… did you

cautious, but Hailey was unbothered, “Speaking of which, my story with Cedric… it’s been quite a journey…” Eleanor tilted her head, curious about

to when you were eighteen, you should be more accepting of Austin.

never sat right with me. I always felt he would cheat or betray you someday. So,