A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 433

After expressing her thoughts, Gianna added, "But she barely paused before trying to get into the restaurant to find you. She probably wanted to clear things up in person, but the security stopped her.

I booked the whole place to avoid eavesdroppers and told the security to only let people in with an invitation card, you know, the secret sign of our organization..."

The footage quickly switched to the scene where Teresa stopped Eleanor from knocking on the glass. Seeing this, Gianna turned around and slapped Teresa.

"You knew that restaurant had LOW-E glass installed, and you didn’t even tell Ms. Shultz. Worse, you stopped her. You're absolutely despicable!"

Teresa was too stunned to fight back, and pain throbbed in her fingers, wrist, and cheek. She crumbled to the ground, unable to utter a word.

After landing her slap, Gianna shifted her gaze back to Bernard.

"I owe you an apology. When we left the restaurant, I had everyone put on earpieces to keep in touch. So, when Ms. Shultz was shouting your name, nobody noticed because of the heavy rain and our communication with the headquarters. We didn't hear her."

Bernard had been intently watching the footage, not making a peep. Seeing Eleanor running after him and falling into dirty water because she couldn't catch up. His eyes turned moist.

So, she not only went to the restaurant but also tried desperately to catch up with him, and he hadn't noticed at all.

His fingers, gripping the tablet, were trembling. He traced the figure of the desolate woman on the screen.

He stared hard at her, watching her struggle to get up after a while, staggering toward the hotel despite the pain.

Even when she was seriously injured, she didn't give up on finding him.