A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1421

Yates arched a skeptical brow, seemingly caught off guard by Bernard’s offer.

Was it sheer desperation to save Eleanor, or did he have an ulterior motive?

Yates didn’t trust Bernard all that much, yet he was dying to know who the founder of the Siren Organization really was. His eyes, seasoned by years of life’s trials, spun with the complexity of human nature.

“If you’re playing me, you’ll never see Eleanor again.” The cunning and shrewd always overthink, resorting to threats.

That was what made Yates detestable, and Bernard found it utterly contemptible.

“What right do you have to threaten me now?”

Bernard’s voice, deep and clear, flowed through the intercom into Yates’ ears.

“I’m only negotiating because of my wife.”

The unspoken message was clear: if Eleanor wasn’t in Yates’ clutches, would Bernard even bother with negotiations?

He would have stormed the biozone like he had other territories, capturing Yates without a second thought, not patiently hashing

out terms.

Now, a thoroughly defeated Yates truly had no ground to stand on. He couldn’t possibly harm Eleanor, could he?

After all, how could Yates harm Eleanor, the granddaughter he had finally-found?

But Yates suspected Bernard’s offer was a ruse.

finally pressed

who it is first, then I’ll release Eleanor.”

tinged the indifference in Bernard’s eyes.

information without releasing her? Do you think that’s possible?”

come and get her.”

cool and composed, gave Bernard the

biozone corridor, behind the square white wall, you’ll find the escape

a defeated man,

development, almost simultaneously shaking their heads at Bernard, signaling him not to

glanced at them, his gaze drifting past the 48 corpses

it again, you’re in no position

eyes, cold as winter frost, shone with an unearthly glow, hinting at an

or you’ll get no information, and your people will die.”

well that Bernard had the upper

in defeat, Yates, still a camel in his own right, was loath to

love Eleanor, yet you’re unwilling to come for her yourself. How can I trust you with her?”

Bernard didn’t personally retrieve

claiming to be her grandfather/why won’t you

negotiation had turned into a contest of who could

would always win such a

unable to argue further, simply broadcasted the surveillance footage of Eleanor

who had been ready to outlast Yates changed his mind the instant he saw Eleanor. His pupils contracted sharply.

alone on the bed, fragile as a leaf despite her pregnancy, her

to the world around her,