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?”

threats against him. Why,

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

here because of me. Many members of the Siren Organization have

as if something was slicing through his throat, inch

“Let’s separate, okay?”

Eleanor looked at the man before her, barely able to believe that the word “separate” had come

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

back home, he begged her, claimed he would die without her. Eleanor etched those words into her heart, as deeply as she loved him.

die without him too. Yet he’d rather have her suffer and speak of separation just because

as if to impart strength, holding on tightly, “I’ve come through worse before. Whether it’s hard now doesn’t matter. What matters is that I can face any danger together with you.”

strength and let his eyelashes flutter

you 1-1, you and I were

her heart seizing. She clutched his hand, frantic

was Yates. He wouldn’t let me see you. I only used that condition to get

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