A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1481

The Laurence family was up in arms, and it was Veronica who lit the fuse. She stormed into Yates’ office with the fury of a hurricane, her voice echoing through the chambers like a gavel of justice. “You owe us an apology, Yates. You’ve crossed a line with Bernard’s chip implant, and my family won’t stand for it,” she declared.

With Blake gone, Veronica had taken the reins of the old family estate, and she wasn’t about to let Yates off the hook easily. After discovering the invasive procedure Yates had performed on her brother, she rallied her brothers and set out for North Funland, where Yates resided.

Yates had the means to quell the Laurence family’s wrath, but he chose to stay silent, knowing he was in the wrong. So, he took their verbal lashings without a word of protest. Once they had made their presence felt at the Sharp family estate, Veronica laid down her terms, “I won’t demand a life for a life right now, Yates. What I want is for you to find a way to remove that chip from my brother’s brain, no matter what it takes… or else.”

Her threat hung in the air, unspoken but clear as day, and Yates understood all too well. “I know an old surgeon, Dr. Moore, who’s quite skilled in neurosurgery. Let me bring him to assess Bernard’s condition before we make any promises, okay?”

Veronica, arms crossed and back against the sofa, lifted her icy chin and replied coolly, “That chip is your doing, Yates. If your ‘old surgeon’ can’t remove it and heal my brother, then you better be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice as atonement.”

In other words, it was a promise or bust for the Laurences. United in their determination, they left Yates contemplating his own family’s future, and finally, with a heavy heart, he agreed.

Dr. Moore in tow, returned stateside, putting off a visit to his granddaughter Eleanor to attend to Bernard’s urgent

a shell of a man, broken and spiritless, as doctors

seemed to have lost all

purpose.

shook his head at Yates in a

of defeat.

see my granddaughter and leave some last words for her. Then,

the impossible. To them, Bernard’s life mattered more than anything, and they realized Eleanor had married into a family that valued life

did.

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Yates approached Veronica with a look of regret. “The chip in Bernard’s brain isn’t just a small hindrance; it’s a lethal virus I developed, never intended for someone like him, Eleanor’s husband.”

husband, your granddaughter’s partner, and you’ve created something that could kill him? You’re heartless!”