Chapter 1427

Cradled in his arms, Eleanor’s whole body trembled, yet as she caught the familiar, icy scent of him, her shaking subsided.

Slowly, she lifted her eyes to meet the chiseled jawline of the man looking down at her with his long lashes casting shadows on his cheeks.

In each other’s gaze, they saw a reflection of their own faces – one pale, the other resolute neither willing to look away.

“Eleanor, let’s go home.” Ignoring the gunshot wound in his shoulder, Bernard scooped up Eleanor in a bridal carry.

The effort caused blood to trickle from his wound onto Eleanor’s cheek, a startling crimson smear.

“Put me down!” Eleanor commanded.

He was injured and still carrying her was he out of his mind? Eleanor, worried he was in pain, struggled to be released, but Bernard leaned in, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

“Easy, don’t move.”

That familiar term of endearment, “easy,” once again brought tears to Eleanor’s eyes.

“It’ll hurt if you exert yourself.”

His lips were white from strain, yet he smiled faintly. “As long as you don’t squirm, it won’t hurt,” he said.

Moved by Bernard’s stubbornness, Eleanor wrapped her arms around his neck for a fleeting moment.

She buried her face in his chest, feeling his heartbeat, her tears flowing uncontrollably.

such a

do anything. Even if

pure that Eleanor felt overwhelmed with guilt.

him as well, yet this fool didn’t

eyes, looking at him through a

me to see you like this, please

which only

no shame

held the woman in his arms tighter as

lowered his eyes, looking at the bewildered Eleanor, and smiled again. “I’m

I need your concern, so-”

Not letting go.

Never letting go.

on the way,

replied, “Even with an extra one, your husband

faded into the

the safe room, watching their retreating figures without

if

been heartbroken to

seeds of his own making were discovered by

clung to him, crying that she had fallen in love with him and found

aged eyes clouded with tears at the memory

blurred, he spoke in a low, regretful

away, I’ll take care of it. Area Opaca will

Eleanor heard him but offered no reply.

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