A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 906

After hanging up the phone, Bernard gazed at the street lights outside the window.

Tomorrow, he'd be headed to G country, where Robin would no doubt be laying a web of traps for him.

If he wanted to get out of this mess unscathed, Robin’s beloved baby sister was his best shot.

Bernard shifted his gaze back, dialed up Liana and asked her to run a hair test on Eleanor and Elbert tonight.

Liana was planning to chill out, but as soon as Bernard called, she got straight to work.

Will Webb watched as Liana received two samples from the bodyguard, and he turned to enter the testing room, hesitating before finally following her in.

As Liana slid into her gloves, she spied Will lingering in the doorway, his stance caught between a longing to enter and a fear of overstepping. A pause seeped into her movement.

Since laying out bare truths with him, she'd taken refuge in distance, her words having been a fortress, unyielding and devoid of hopeful whispers.

Now, she saw the toll it had taken: his slimmer form, the pallor replacing his once rosy complexion, eyes receding into shadows of sleepless nights.

A twinge of guilt echoed in Liana's heart. Her fierce battle for societal acceptance had wounded the one soul that cherished her unconditionally.

No longer able to face Will, Liana lowered her gaze and dived into the sea of her exam.

Will didn't intrude on Liana's space, choosing instead to stand sentinel outside, silently observing.

His respect for Liana remained unscathed, irrespective of circumstances.

For Tyler Howell was yet a wall between them, one that needed to be crumbled before he could reclaim proximity to Liana.

Otherwise, his approach would just be seen as unnecessary clinginess by Liana, and then what was the difference between him and Tyler?

After completing the overnight test, Liana sent the results to Bernard. By the time she left the hospital, it was already three in the morning.

She thought Will had left long ago, but when she got home, pulled the curtains and was ready to go to bed, she saw a car parked across her villa.

She knew exactly what kind of car he drove and what the license plate number was, having been around him for so long.

Liana's hand paused on the curtain, then with determination, she pulled them shut, blocking everything downstairs, including people, behind the blue curtain.