A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1436

Chapter 1436 

“Cedric, sorry about that, Bernard has never been much of a smooth talker.” Eleanor gave Bernard a reproachful glance as she finished speaking. “Why don’t you head on home, and I’ll stay here with the babies.” 

Bernard, already settled on the couch, lifted his heavy-lidded gaze slightly, “I’ll stay with you.” 

That meant if Eleanor didn’t leave, neither would he. 

Cedric’s pleading eyes turned back to Eleanor. With a sigh of resignation, and a heart full of reluctance, Eleanor handed the baby back to Latonia. 

Taking the baby, Latonia suddenly realized that the child was, indeed, not the cutest. 

Frowning, she glanced at the baby, then at Cedric and Hailey. They weren’t bad-looking, so why did the babies look like this? The more Latonia stared, the less cute the baby seemed, so she quickly passed the child back to Eleanor, “You’re the baby’s aunt, why don’t you stick around and cuddle them some more?” 

Eleanor, all smiles, took the baby back in her arms. “I’ll hold them a little longer, then I’ll head home.” 

In the whole maternity ward, Eleanor probably was the only one who found the children adorable. Everyone else had their doubts but chose to stay silent. 

Eleanor, cradling one baby and gently stroking their tiny head, reassured Cedric, “Babies that aren’t so cute at first often grow up to be stunners. Don’t worry, you and Hailey.” 

Her words were like a warm hug, and Cedric’s face relaxed into a smile. “Of course, Hailey and I are lookers. There’s no way our babies won’t grow up to be beautiful!” 

Bernard, his chin propped on his hand, was about to comment when Cedric cut him off, “Bernard, if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all!” 

Bernard’s gaze shifted to Eleanor’s face, and seeing her ‘don’t you dare’ look, he swallowed the ‘kind and gentle’ words he was about to say. 

The room’s atmosphere lightened again, mainly because the elders had come up with a list of suitable names, and everyone crowded around. 

They proposed several names for both a boy and a girl to choose from. 

Three generations had their preferences, and for a while, they were at an impasse until the old man handed the final decision to the head of the Laurence family. 

Bernard, idle and uninterested, casually glanced at the list and quickly settled on the first two names on the list. 

Once these names were chosen by Bernard so randomly, Cedric and Hailey were nearly floored. It took some serious arm-twisting from Cedric to get Bernard to agree to ‘Elwood Laurence’ and ‘Selena Laurence.’ 

Cedric was so mad at Bernard’s audacious choice of names and could only hope that his twins would outshine Bernard’s children in looks, learning, talent, intelligence, and every other aspect. 

However, Cedric didn’t expect Bernard’s children turned out to be the most intelligent and beautiful kids ever. 

But that’s a story for another day. Right now, the children were still infants, and regardless of their looks, everyone adored them. 

Especially Eleanor, who after seeing the old man, the Blakes, and Veronica off, couldn’t bear to part with the babies. She was still inquiring about baby care tips from the child care expert Cedric had hired. 

Bernard had been impatient for a while, but seeing how much Eleanor adored the children, he stayed put, glancing over as Cedric updated his social media.. 

Proudly, Cedric posted a polished photo of the babies with the caption, “My beautiful son and daughter!” 

The post quickly garnered many likes and comments, most of them full of good wishes, except for their cousin in Africa who quipped, “Why are they so wrinkled?”