Eleanor left the airport and went back to her pre-marriage villa. She sat at her desk, contemplating her and Bernard's future.
She couldn’t come up with anything, so she texted Aidyn, asking if he had found the address yet. Aidyn replied he hadn’t.
With each passing day, she feared Bernard would be in greater danger, especially after what had happened with Katharine. Her heart was filled with uncertainty.
However, she had a touch more rationality than Katharine. Perhaps it was because of her experiences that she had grown stronger over time.
As she sat daydreaming at her desk, there was a knock at the door. It was the Sharp brothers. They asked if she had made up her mind yet.
Eleanor refused them again. The Sharp brothers didn’t say much, and they just told her to rest well.
The next day, they sent people with all sorts of gifts, from luxury goods to health supplements, you name it. Even Bevis’ wife came to visit and cooked for her. They even brought their child to keep her company. Their eagerness was hard to refuse.
As she hesitated, Yates himself came. He didn’t bring gifts like the others, he brought shares of the Sharp family business.
He looked as dapper as the first time they met, with his white hair and suit. He was a picture of health and vitality, not like a man in his seventies.
Eleanor, despite everything, respected him. She welcomed him in and made tea.
“I actually don’t like tea.” He preferred coffee.
Eleanor paused mid-pour, her clear eyes glanced at him, “I only have tea in my house. Either you drink it, or you stay thirsty.”
Challenged by her, Yates didn’t fuss. He picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and began to look around her house, “The style is not bad, but it lacks the warmth of the little courtyard house you designed yourself.”
Eleanor didn’t respond, she just continued to make tea.
Yates put down his tea cup and watched Eleanor.
“My plan is for you to live in that little courtyard house, and when your child is born and grows up, I will take him fishing by the river, what do you think?”
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