A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 807

Hailey stood at the bathroom door, gathered her courage and swung it open once Yeager Alis finished his call with the hospital.

Yeager Alis turned around and saw Hailey standing there, her face serious.

He furrowed his brow, removed his noise-cancelling headphones, and walked towards Hailey.

"What's up, Hailey? What happened?"

As he got closer, he noticed Hailey's flushed face and swollen lips; it looked like she'd just had a passionate kiss.

Hailey didn't know how to face Yeager Alis. She lowered her head in an attempt to hide her embarrassment, but Yeager Alis grabbed her by the shoulders.

"Hailey, did someone mess with you? Tell me who it was, and I’ll sort them out!"

There was a hint of anger in Yeager Alis's calm voice. It seemed like he didn't care what Hailey had done, he just wanted to know if she'd been bullied.

This made Hailey feel even more guilty. Yeager Alis was such a great guy. How could she ever be good enough for him? She decided it was best not to drag him down.

"Let's break up."

Hailey took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and said it.

Their relationship was still fresh, barely half a month old. She thought it would be better to end things sooner rather than later.

Hailey didn't want to prevent Yeager Alis from finding a better match.

But Yeager Alis was taken aback by the sudden break-up.

He stared at Hailey's swollen lips, then asked her straight up.

"Hailey, did you get into some trouble, and you're worried it'll affect me, so you want to break up?"

Hailey knew that even if they were to break up, she needed to explain the situation. She didn't want to leave Yeager Alis in the dark, so she told him everything.

"Cedric came to see me earlier... you saw."

Hailey pointed to her swollen lips, bitten by Cedric, and said softly:

"Even though we broke up over a year ago, he still won't leave me alone."

"Even now that we're together, he won't stop bothering me."

"I don't want you to get hurt because of me, so let's break up."

Yeager Alis understood. So Cedric had found out about them getting a room and had assumed the worst, wihch lead him to harass Hailey.

He had noticed at the matchmaking banquet that Cedric still had feelings for Hailey. But he liked Hailey too, so he hadn't backed down.