A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1269

Eleanor didn't see it coming that Caleb would tag along as well. Two of them on the same mission, plus Caleb, the jack-of-all-trades - you can just imagine how high the stakes must be.

Katharine was clueless, but Eleanor knew the truth. Her anxiety was definitely higher than Katharine's, yet she had no choice but to keep it under wraps, without anyone to express her worries to.

"Maybe it's just I've been lacking of sleep."

Katharine didn't really care about Eleanor's state, nor did she bother to read between the lines. She simply shrugged it off.

"I haven't been sleeping well either," Katharine complained.

"That damn Caleb is to blame. Everything was fine until he insisted on going on this trip with your husband. When I asked what he was up to, he simply said it's 'important business'. But what important business takes over two months and still isn't finished? Plus, I couldn't reach him. I've been losing sleep over this, I'm getting anxious."

Eleanor was also on edge, but all she could do was try to pacify Katharine.

"They should be back in a month."

"Did your husband say that?"

Eleanor nodded, and Katharine exploded in anger, tearing the leather couch she was sitting on.

"I thought they went to some secret place where they can't use phones or contact the outside world. Turns out your husband managed to contact you, but that bastard Caleb hasn't contacted me. Is he out there fooling around?!"

He once promised her he'd marry her in six months. Now, she was already two months pregnant and that jerk Caleb hadn't contacted her at all. How could Katharine swallow this?

"If he dares cheat, I'll get an abortion and never see him again!"

Eleanor, who was staring at the couch, looked up in shock at Katharine,

"You're... pregnant?"

Katharine didn't try to hide it and simply nodded,

"I found out after Caleb left."

So Caleb didn't know Katharine was pregnant.

As Eleanor worried about Caleb, she also subconsciously touched her own belly.

She'd been so lovesick for Bernard that she was practically ill, with her mood constantly low and no interest in anything else. If it weren't for Katharine reminding her, she wouldn't have noticed that she hadn't had her period for two months.