A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 28
In about ten days, it’s going to be the ninth of next month.
Eleanor was going to different hospitals every day to get prescriptions, saving up pills with sleep–inducing ingredients.
She stored the pills away and saw a box on the table.
That’s when she remembered she hadn’t returned the gown and necklace to Josef yet, so she quickly picked up her phone and
arranged for a courier.
Even though she planned to deal with Josef, these things didn’t belong to her, so she would definitely return them.
The courier came quickly, and once the stuff was sent out, she felt relieved.
Seeing the gown and necklace being returned, Josef’s eyes lit up with excitement.
This woman, Eleanor, really is different; other people would’ve sold these luxurious things for money by now, but she returned
them! He figured he had met his match, but that was alright. Once she got the project, he would conquer her thoroughly!
After resting at home for a while, Eleanor received a call from Hailey.
Her custom–made wedding dress was ready, and she wanted Eleanor to come with her to the bridal shop to try it on.
Eleanor, exhausted, immediately went to the bridal shop Hailey sent her to.
Hailey’s fiancé, Austin Zimmer, was also there, and he greeted Eleanor when she arrived.
Eleanor politely responded with a smile, “Where’s Hailey?”
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Austin gestured towards the changing room, “She’s trying on her wedding dress have a seat first.”
Eleanor had known Austin for some time, so she didn’t act overly formal, sitting down in the sofa area without hesitation.
In fact, ever since her high fever, her body had been more and more fatigued, she would often feeling unsteady on her feet.

This was also a late–stage symptom for heart failure patients. With the heart’s pumping function severely diminished, a large
amount of blood accumulates in the body’s circulation, leading to insufficient blood supply to the brain tissue, causing brain cell
ischemia and hypoxia.
Once there’s hypoxia, people can easily become sleepy and fatigued.
Right now, she’d only been waiting on the sofa for a few minutes before she rested her head, feeling drowsy.
Luckily, Hailey came out of the changing room soon after, calling Eleanor’s name softly, pulling Eleanor back from her
drowsiness.
Hailey didn’t notice anything unusual about her and lifted her large wedding dress to show it to Eleanor and Austin, twirling in
front of
them.
“How do I look?”
“Beautiful.”
Eleanor forced a sweet smile through her exhaustion.
Austin also quickly added, “My wife looks beautiful in anything.”
Hailey laughed and lightly patted his shoulder, saying he knew how to please her.
Austin indulgently rubbed her head.
Seeing Hailey and Austin’s stable and harmonious relationship after eight years together, Eleanor was relieved.
Austin had made it out of his hometown on his own merits, being well–groomed and good–hearted.
Hailey said he’d had a hard life, so he knew how difficult it was to have a happy life and would cherish his family more.
Eleanor believed Hailey had made a reliable choice in him and wouldn’t need to worry about betrayal.
As long as Hailey was happy, that was enough for Eleanor.

Since the custom–made wedding dress was expensive, the bridal shop gave Hailey a bridesmaid dress for free.
She immediately picked a champagne–colored one for Eleanor and urged her to try it on too.
Eleanor couldn’t refuse, so she agreed.
She’d lost a lot of weight, so the dress was quite big on her.
Touching her waist, Hailey only felt bones and no flesh, making her feel uncomfortable.
Seeing Eleanor, who looked pale, Hailey asked with concern, “Eleanor, why did you lose so much weight?”