A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1406

Cedric sank back into his chair, shock written all over his face. “Are you saying that the moment that chip was inserted into my brother’s brain, he was doomed?”

The doctors remained silent in the face of his questioning, which only fueled Cedric’s sudden eruption of rage. “I don’t care! You are doctors-the best money can buy for the Laurence family-and you will remove that chip and save my brother!”

The doctors exchanged uneasy glances, then looked to the man at the head of the table, Bernard, who had yet to speak a word. “Mr. Laurence,” one of the doctors started hesitantly, “while we do have the capability to perform the extraction, considering your personal safety, we strongly advise against it.”

Bernard fixed his gaze on the doctor. After a few seconds of heavy silence, he spoke, “What happens here today doesn’t leave this room.”

Cedric waited, only to be met with what seemed like Bernard’s resignation. His brow furrowed in frustration. “If they can’t do it, we’ll find someone who can. I refuse to believe-”

Bernard cut him off with a cold, stern voice. “If they’ve detected a virus in the chip, that means they’re already the best. Stop making it difficult for them.”

With that, Bernard nodded dismissively at the doctors. “You may leave now.”

Relieved to be excused, the doctors quickly gathered their reports and scans and stood to leave. However, just as the lead doctor reached the door, he paused, turning back to caution Bernard.

brain. Avoid overexertion and any impact, as it could lead to a recurrence of the tumor. With your

implication, shot up from his seat. “Get out! You can’t even offer a solution, and

of a worried family member, the doctor chose not to argue further. He opened

helplessness, while Bernard appeared emotionless. Bernard nudged Cedric with his foot, who was on the brink of tears in his chair.

the shutdown of the

wasn’t an option, the next best thing was to prolong the shutdown of

wasn’t concerned with how long he had left to live. His only concern was exacting revenge. As long as he could avenge the death of Caleb, the losses of their members, and

slowly reined in his emotions. His clenched fists on the table relaxed,

day; I’ll shut down those

locked himself in the tech hub. He

and tracking systems. He barely breathed a sigh of relief before diving into the task of hacking the explosive

in his hand, pondering how Yates might attempt to wipe them out in one fell swoop. Bernard’s tactics were different from Yates’, and he had to think from Yates’ perspective to anticipate

were Yates, he would use the terrain to his advantage, rigging the perimeter of

the explosives at Area Opaca first, then storm in. For ‘S’, it wouldn’t be too

would become of Eleanor. In the heat of battle, Yates might use her as a human shield, potentially turning ‘S’ members’ anger toward