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.

you’re such a fool…”

to do anything. Even if it meant giving up his life, he was always without regret.

that Eleanor felt overwhelmed

him as well,

this thought, Eleanor lifted her tear-filled eyes,

like this, please put me

rarely expressed her concern for him, which only deepened

said, there’s no shame in

on his wounded shoulder, held the woman

lowered his eyes, looking at the bewildered Eleanor, and smiled again. “I’m not letting

your concern,

Not letting go.

Never letting go.

on the way, it’s

with an extra one, your

into the distance as they

their retreating

hope for Eleanor’s forgiveness, only watching quietly, as if

also been heartbroken to see him wounded.

own making were discovered by Pauline, who then left without looking back, taking their

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

with tears at the

the figures before him blurred, he spoke in

locked away, I’ll take care of

him but offered no reply.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255