Chapter 1386

Beneath Bernard’s furrowed brows lay a pair of striking eyes, akin to peach blossoms in full bloom-subtle yet profound, like a star-studded night sky, complex and unreadable.

Eleanor found herself transfixed by those eyes, searching for something within them, only to realize that the stars were too distant, too elusive.

A wave of suffocation coursed through her heart, in a painfully disconcerting manner. It was as if after her heart transplant, it had become intolerant to distress. Consequently, a duli pain took inception whenever sorrow was in the offing.

But having weathered life’s tempestuous seas, she seemed more rational than before.

Like now, she managed to suppress the pain, remaining composed as she gazed at Bernard.

“Why can you come and go freely from Area Opaca, yet choose not to return home? Why haven’t you contacted me?”

Her voice was devoid of accusation, merely calm, seeking an answer.

Bernard, who had been looking down, finally lifted his eyes after a few seconds of silence.

“I don’t want to go back home, and… I don’t want to contact you.”

simple words, strung together, could be so cruel. She stared at Bernard, at the face she

lips, his eyes curving with the gesture.

the sadness in his

her chest, painfully poignant. Eleanor bore the pain, peering into the eyes brimming with false

three times. Once when our agreement ended, once to force

home or contact me, I don’t believe it. If you could fall for Sophie, you would’ve done so long ago, without

to grasp

she felt its icy

grasped her hand in

nothing more-a coldness that

time, Sophie’s father pushed me into the sea. They’ve been cruel, devoid of any familial warmth; I despise them. So, please… don’t use Sophie to hurt

upon such pain, Eleanor had lashed out at Bernard, even considering, regardless of his reasons, to cut him out of her

with thoughts of Bernard. She loved him, and despite her

Bernard hadn’t brought Sophie along to act out a scene but merely used her name to hurt Eleanor. Otherwise, she might have lost all reason and stormed off

over,

unwilling to let go even as the countdown in his mind accelerated. Even

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