Chapter 28 In about ten days, itâs going to be the ninth of next month.
Eleanor was going to different hospitals every day to get prescriptions, saving up pills with sleepâinducing ingredients.
She stored the pills away and saw a box on the table.
Thatâs when she remembered she hadnât 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 didnât 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, Josefâs eyes lit up with excitement.
This woman, Eleanor, really is different; other people wouldâve 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 customâmade 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.
Haileyâs fiancé, Austin Zimmer, was also there, and he greeted Eleanor when she arrived.
Eleanor politely responded with a smile, âWhereâs Hailey?â
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Austin gestured towards the changing room, âSheâs trying on her wedding dress have a seat first.â
Eleanor had known Austin for some time, so she didnât 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 lateâstage symptom for heart failure patients. With the heartâs pumping function severely diminished, a large amount of blood accumulates in the bodyâs circulation, leading to insufficient blood supply to the brain tissue, causing brain cell ischemia and hypoxia.
Once thereâs hypoxia, people can easily become sleepy and fatigued.
Right now, sheâd 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 Eleanorâs name softly, pulling Eleanor back from her drowsiness.
Hailey didnât notice anything unusual about her and lifted her large wedding dress to show it to Eleanor and Austin, twirling in front of them.
âHow do I look?â
âBeautiful.â
Eleanor forced a sweet smile through her exhaustion.
Austin also quickly added, âMy wife looks beautiful in anything.â
Hailey laughed and lightly patted his shoulder, saying he knew how to please her.
Austin indulgently rubbed her head.
Seeing Hailey and Austinâs stable and harmonious relationship after eight years together, Eleanor was relieved.
Austin had made it out of his hometown on his own merits, being wellâgroomed and goodâhearted.
Hailey said heâd 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 wouldnât need to worry about betrayal.
As long as Hailey was happy, that was enough for Eleanor.
Since the customâmade wedding dress was expensive, the bridal shop gave Hailey a bridesmaid dress for free.
She immediately picked a champagneâcolored one for Eleanor and urged her to try it on too.
Eleanor couldnât refuse, so she agreed.
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Sheâd 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, âEleanor, why did you lose so much weight?â