A Second Chance at Forever ( Eleanor Shultz )
A Second Chance at Forever Chapter 1226

Chapter 1226

So it turns out Cedric already knew the truth of the matter. Now that Hertha had lost even her last trump card. She suddenly felt powerless and began to shake inside.

But she wasn’t ready to admit defeat. Despite her hesitation, she quickly straightened her back, trying to reach out for Cedric. However, she was held back by the bodyguard behind her.

Even then, Hertha refused to back down. She extended her hand towards Cedric-

“Cedric, can’t you give me another chance for the love I have for you?”

Cedric sneered at her.

“You didn’t really love me. You’re just after my family’s fortune, trying to use me to fulfill your dream of marrying into wealth.”

His first love never truly cared for him. She was always scheming to marry into a wealthy family!

Despite the ruthless exposure by Cedric, Hertha still refused to give in. She pointed at Hailey.

“If I don’t love you, does Hailey? She’s doubted you time and time again. Is that how a woman who truly loves you behaves?”

Hailey, struck by her words, looked at Cedric. She saw a hint of hurt in his eyes, and guilt surged in her heart.

Cedric shrugged it off, “Of course my wife loves me. She doubts me because she loves me, and because I’ve always told her I’d change my flirtatious ways, but I’ve never kept my distance from other women. I didn’t know my boundaries, that’s why she doesn’t trust me…”

After speaking, Cedric looked at a flustered Hailey with deep affection, “From now on, I will engrave those boundaries in my heart and devote myself solely to her.”

Hearing these words from a once flirtatious man, Hertha was in disbelief, “Cedric, you…”

Before she could finish, Cedric cut her off, “Hertha, if you tell the truth, you might still have a chance with Moran. Otherwise, I’ll make sure your reputation is ruined and you end up with nothing.”

Moran was a friend of Cedric’s, seduced by Hertha’s schemes into sleeping with her. She thought it was a well-kept secret, but the fact that Cedric knew scared her, “How… how did you replace out?”

Cedric answered casually, “I’ve always known what kind of person you are.”

Which means he could anticipate her every move.

Hertha suddenly realized, if not for provoking Hailey, Cedric wouldn’t have played out this charade with her.

Feeling utterly defeated, she suddenly closed her eyes, “If I tell the truth, can I still be with Moran?”

Cedric glanced at her indifferently, “That’s your problem, not mine.”

In other words, Cedric wouldn’t tell Moran what kind of person she was. If he didn’t, she still had a chance to become a wealthy wife, otherwise, she’d end up with nothing.

Cedric was in control of Hertha’s most important interests, which forced Hertha to make tradeoffs… After some thought, since she’d already lost the bigger prize and only had the smaller one left, she should hold onto it tightly to avoid ending up with nothing.

Hertha, a woman who values profit over feelings, after understanding her decision, opened her eyes again and looked towards Hailey firmly.

“That night, Cedric didn’t touch me. Everything was a performance orchestrated by me, including the lies I told you. I framed him.”

Upon hearing this, Hailey instinctively looked at Cedric. Seeing his teary eyes, she couldn’t help but feel sad…

He was trying hard to prove his innocence, just to reassure her, yet she never trusted him.

If she had trusted him from the beginning when he said nothing happened, there wouldn’t have been so many misunderstandings between them.

And he wouldn’t have had to endure so much pain.

After proving his innocence, Cedric took out a voice recorder from his pocket, put it to Hertha’s ear, and pressed play…

Her confession could be heard clearly. Confused, Hertha looked at Cedric, “What’s the meaning of this?”

Cedric smirked, showing a cunning smile, “Just borrowing a page from Bernard’s book, treating you the same way you treated me.”

Hertha was smart and quickly grasped his point, “Didn’t you promise me that you’d let me be with Moran?”

Cedric smiled and nodded, “I did promise to let you be with Moran, only after you serve your jail time.”

After saying that, he added coldly, “If he’s willing to wait for you to get out of jail, you two can still be together.