A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 909
Though Eleanor harbored doubts, she forwent further contestation, merely offering a slight mod in response
Noting Eleanor’s lack of retaliation, Wendy caught the cue and ceased to provoke Bernard Mustering her strength, she waved
Eleanor closer.
“Would you mind drawing near so I can see you clearly?”
Up until this juncture, aside from Robin stationing his bodyguard at the door, and Wendy’s fruitless endeavors to unsettle
Bernard, Eleanor had remained unscathed.
This resulted in a ripple of perplexity washing over the pair What was Wendy’s endgame?
After exchanging querying looks, Eleanor and Bemard, still hand in hand, approached Wendy’s bedside and perched themselves
down.
Wendy, glossing over Bernard, stretched out her rugged, trembling hands towards Eleanor’s visage.
“I always believed Emilia bore a striking resemblance to your mother, but it seems you mirror her even more distinctly..
Her rough fingertips brushed against Eleanor’s face, making her uncomfortable. She turned her head slightly aside
“What do you want from me?”
Stop trying to manipulate me with family ties. Can you just spit out what you’re after? Why this performance?
Wendy’s gaze seemed to casually slide over Bernard’s face before she nonchalantly reached for Eleanor’s hand.
“I just wanted to see you one last time. Now that I have, I’m satisfied...”
Despite this, Wendy’s words were still baffling Was she really just wanting to see her once?
As Eleanor questioned, Wendy gently patted her hand and said with deep sincerity:
“I’m sorry for your mother’s death. I’ve always wanted to apologize to her, but never had the chance. So, I found you, hoping to
make amends, so I won’t leave any regrets or guilt after I die”

On hearing this. Eleanor frowned slightly. “Did you kill my mother?”
Wendy shook her head regretfully “I didn’t harm her. She came to me for money when she was pregnant, and I turned her down.
I could’ve lent her the money, but my parents wouldn’t allow it. They warned that anyone who lent Vanya money would get their
legs broken. The Pine family rules were strict, nobody dared to defy my parents..
As Wendy spoke, her eyes didn’t seem as gloomy but rather filled with regret. Eleanor also felt she wasn’t lying.
But she couldn’t accept this apology on her mother’s behalf, all she could do was sit there, with a complicated look on her face,
watching the pale woman on the bed. Wendy held Eleanor’s hand tight, as if she was holding onto Eleanor’s mother, and didn’t
let go. “Vanya and I were only a year apart, we were like sisters But I was too obedient to my parents, refusing to lend her
money, which led directly to her death. Each time I think of it, I feel immense guilt and can’t sleep...”
With this, she looked into Eleanor’s eyes, tears welling up. “Kid, I’m sorry for your mother. This is also why I sent my son to find
you to make up for past regrets. Don’t overthink it...
Sensing Bernard’s awareness of the truth, Wendy chose her words with candidness, void of any deceptive undertones. Eleanor,
however, wasn’t quick to swallow the bait “The person is gone, seeking out her daughter to apologize seems pointless, doesn’t
it?”
Wendy aimed to disarm her, but Eleanor was neither frail nor naive, eager to uncover Wendy’s authentic motives. The girl was
sharper than her mother, yet there’s always a key to a puzzle Actually, apart from expressing my remorse to her daughter, I seek
to borrow something from her...”
Witnessing Wendy veering to the crux, Eleanor scoffed in bemusement. “One minute you’re on about amends, the next you wish
to borrow from me. Doesn’t that seem rather inconsistent?”
Wendy shook her head, negating the claim. I intend to compensate. I own a 30% stake in the Pine estate, which will bequeath to
you upon my demise. It will be enshrined in my will. As for the borrowing I simply require a sample of your blood for an
examination...
At this, a crease of confusion furrowed Eleanor’s brow, “An examination for what?”