A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1298

Just as the robotic arms were about to seize Robin, Scarface Man lowered his voice again, “Serpentine motion, now!”

Robin had no reason to doubt Scarface Man anymore. He gripped Eleanor’s hand, and with a swift serpentine movement, they bolted towards the exit of the

arcade.

The mechanical arms, besides moving in a straight line, could swerve. Under Robin’s quick zigzagging maneuvers, they extended endlessly and turned infinitely.

Blue’s programming was clear: it had to sever an arm before retracting. Otherwise, the relentless automaton would keep chasing him until its mission was accomplished.

The unfortunate one was Eleanor. Handcuffed to Robin, their fate was intertwined. While Robin was still able to run, Eleanor, frail and weak, was quickly running

out of breath.

She had considered using Blue’s metal blade to cut their handcuffs, hoping it might stop the robot. But the blade was too wide, and their cuffs were too close-it was too risky and could end in them losing their arms.

Considering that Blue’s programming required human contact to activate, Eleanor immediately dismissed the idea. Gritting her teeth, she kept running with Robin, racking her brain for a plan.

game booth number three, snatched an arm from a loud-mouthed man, and rushed back to them. Just as Blue was about to grab Robin’s arm, Scarface

contact, Blue snapped the arm in two with a loud crunch. Tasting the metallic tang of blood, it swiftly retracted

was averted for Robin. Eleanor’s heart, lodged in her throat, fell back into place. The only one cursing was the loud-mouthed

had chosen the death door began using

just returned, hadn’t had a chance to press the number button. The others tried to rush in and grab her as they

the two men, Eleanor followed Scarface Man’s previous instruction and quickly pressed the number two button. Sure enough, the word “Life” appeared on the red

of relief. The look he gave Scarface Man changed from suspicion

Man simply shook his head in response. Robin understood that they were being

is over. Please, all winners, choose your

voice rang out again, and two reward options appeared on the

and Robin chose the first option: fifty million dollars. Scarface Man, however, chose

invitations and proceed to the doors of

the electronic voice faded, the black box on the control panel retracted and

the life door, both turned to look at Scarface Man, who was

also knew where the apple was. This

countdown number, had relayed accurate

it meant Scarface Man knew someone behind the scenes.

be Sophie, who wanted revenge