Chapter 1038 Yeager had shipped his parents back home. Now Hailey can chill and focus on running her club, while Eleanor was prepping for the court stuff The night before the court hearing, she couldnât catch a wink of sleep. When she went downstairs for a drink, Nina, holding a little pellow, walked up to her, and gently pulled on her robe.
âEleanor, donât sweat it. Iâll definitely pick you.â
Eleanorâs heart warmed, she put down her glass, squatted down and looked at Nina eye to eye.
âWhy are you still upâ
Nina tilted her head and grinned.
Tm just like you, canât sleepâ
Seeing Ninaâs innocent smile, Eleanor also smiled softly back.
âAre you nervous too?â
âTotallyâ
Nina didnât hide her feelings at all.
âSometimes, I do miss the days in G country, but compared to you, those donât matter!
Aside from teaching her how to shoot, Casey had always been good to her, let her grow up carefree, and sometimes spoilt her rotten.
Of course, she was also happy during the time with her biological father in G country.
Thinking of Ethan Ziegler, Ninaâs eyes started to well up....
âEleanor, if Ethan was still alive, you and my grandma wouldnât need to go to court.â
Hearing this, Eleanor was taken aback, suddenly recalling Ethanâs carefree manner, her heart clenched.
No matter what someone did in their life, once theyâre gone, the bad parts fade away, leaving only the good parts behind.
In her memory, Ethanâs features and face had all become blurred, but she could never forget his tight grip on her hand before he died, urging her to take good care of Nina Thinking about Ethan brought tears to her eyes, so she held them back, not wanting Nina to see her sorrow, and embraced the little girl.
âNina, parting due to death is something we all have to face in life. Your father just left a bit earlier, but his love for you is still here.â
Nina seemed to understand Eleanorâs words, curling up in her arms and nodding lightly.
âThen Eleanor, will you and Bernard also leave me like this one day?â
Eleanor reached up and patted her little head gently.
âWeâre older than you, so itâs normal for us to leave first.â
Ninaâs eyes filled with tears. Then wonât I be left alone in this world?â
Eleanor reassured her. âNot at all. I will have a baby in the future, and the new baby will grow up with you, so you wonât be aloneâ
Hearing this, Nina stopped crying and looked at Eleanorâs belly.
âThen Eleanor, when will you have a baby?â
The conversation came back to children again.
âDonât rush, it will happen.â
Nina gave a hum, and curled up in Eleanorâs arms again, seeking comfort.
Looking at the tightly embracing adult and child, Bernardâs lips curled up slightly In reality, as long as he was there, there was no need to worry too much about anything.
The custody trial began on time.
Chase was fully prepared, successfully leaving the opposing lawyer speechless.
In this case, the first choice for custody should have been Evelyn, no matter what, her odds of winning should have been higher A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)
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But Chase based his argument on the deceasedâs will, then brought up Evelynâs adamant refusal to accept her daughterâinâlaw, even going as far as to destroy evidence of the childâs parents, and successfully convinced the judge.
Apart from Chase, George and Pearce also testified, accusing Evelyn of treating Emilia poorly, even not allowing her to be buried with Ethan after her death.
They argued that such a mother couldnât possibly be good to the child, plus the child herself wanted to choose Eleanor, so the trial went extremely well.
The judge quickly announced in court that the custody of Nina would be awarded to Eleanor and her husband.
Evelyn, who failed to win custody, watched Eleanor and Nina happily high five each other, a dark shadow gradually filled her eyes.
When everyone left the court, Evelyn suddenly rushed over from behind, snatched Nina from Eleanorâs hands, and held her in her own arms