Chapter 1388

His eyes sparkled like distant stars, shrouded by a nebulous veil that obscured the profound depths within.

She couldn’t quite discern what Bernard was thinking, but his words were suffocating. Eleanor couldn’t bear to hear them. At the sound, a sourness tingled at the tip of her nose, and her eyes reddened, unable to hold back the tears.

“Why? Is it because of Sophie threatening you again?”

Just like the last time, using her life to threaten Bernard, leaving him no choice but to push her away. But this time was different.

“I will deal with Sophie as the leader of the Area Opaca, so you don’t have to worry about that.”

Her voice, resolute in its protection of him, was a warm embrace to Bernard’s ears, yet it also filled him with a deep sense of unworthiness.

“Eleanor, this time, Sophie hasn’t threatened me. It’s me… I want a divorce.”

Eleanor stood frozen, heart heavy and nose sour, both sensations pricking at her eyes until the tears fell like pearls slipping off a broken string, “Why?”

were no threats against him. Why, then, did Bernard still

lifted instinctively, trembling as they wiped her tears, “Eleanor, it’s hard being

But his next words were anything but gentle, “Caleb died here because of me. Many members of

was slicing through his

“Let’s separate, okay?”

barely able to believe that the word “separate”

first time he told her to sign the divorcing papers, Eleanor didn’t cling to him. She left with dignity, thinking she could

her, claimed he would die without her. Eleanor etched those words into her heart,

her love rooted so deeply, Eleanor felt she would die without him too. Yet he’d rather have her suffer and speak of separation just because he

Bernard’s hand as if to impart strength, holding on tightly, “I’ve come through worse before. Whether it’s hard now doesn’t matter. What matters

flutter down, hiding the bitterness in his eyes.

you and I were on opposing sides.”

heart seizing. She clutched

let me see you. I only used that condition to get into Area Opaca. I never meant to oppose

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