A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 27

In the deep slumber, the cellphone suddenly kept buzzing non-stop.

She tiredly opened her eyes, forced herself to wake up and picked up the phone.

"Baby."

Josef's voice came from the other side, "You said you had a high fever last night. How are you now?"

Eleanor's spirits lifted slightly at the sound of his voice.

She found Josef bizarre. He always just wanted to possess her, but now he suddenly cared about her health?

Text messages and phone calls - could it be that he knew she was near death and wanted to let her off the hook?

Eleanor's mind raced, but she acted nonchalant and replied, "I'm better now."

"Good to know."

Josef said perfunctorily, then eagerly asked, "Why did you call me? Did that thing work out?"

Eleanor thought, of course Josef wouldn't care about her health; this was his true purpose.

She sat up in bed and supported her aching head with one hand, coldly saying, "I talked to Mr. Laurence. He said he would think about it."

The excuse she used that day to escape was to blackmail Bernard with a video to get the project from him.

She sounded confident, but only she knew that it was all lies to deceive Josef.

She didn't have the video, wouldn't talk to Bernard, and definitely wouldn't threaten Bernard to get the project.

She had planned all along to use this excuse to stall Josef.

Until Hailey got married safely, she'd go find Josef and take him down.

Yes, she would trade her life for Hailey's peace for the rest of her life.