A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1331

There was no way Kermit would let Bernard manipulate him. Even with the pain making him wish for death, he refused to submit.

Bernard didn’t force him, but merely picked up the controller and lightly pressed the button to activate the pain system.

Kermit’s scream echoed through the room, a sound so gut-wrenching it was terrifying. His face was pale from the pain, but he still managed to look up at the man towering above him like

a mountain.

“I’ve alerted 1-1. He’ll be here soon, and you won’t have anywhere to hide.”

Bernard, expressionless, walked over to Kermit. He looked at the old man’s face and spoke in a cold voice, “Do as I say, or I’ll ensure you have nowhere to hide right now.”

Kermit, almost passing out from the pain, glanced at the controller in Bernard’s hand, then at the operating table.

The screen showed that the chip in his brain was now linked with Bernard’s. If Kermit wanted to live, he had to obey Bernard. Otherwise, Bernard could use the controller to make him suffer unbearable pain.

Unless 1-1 arrived and rewrote Bernard’s chip program, taking back control. But the problem was, he wasn’t here, and it would take a while for him to arrive.

had to bend to Bernard’s will, or he’d

the full region control key. I’ll inform the fourth to track down the Ratliff family.”

to bend. He turned to the operating table and activated the full region control

his teeth against the pain, said, “Quartus, take your men and find

heard the message over the intercom. His hand, holding a cigar, froze

1-1 to punish him. But it turned out the news

his perception of Bernard had gone up a notch. Coming back to his senses, Mr. Quartus stubbed out his

the control room quickly, leading his men

the message, Kermit turned to Bernard, “When 1-1

physically and emotionally, but he held on like

now he was being controlled by his tool. How could he not

he couldn’t kill Bernard. Their chips were linked; if Bernard died, so would

him to control 1-1. So even when he arrived, he couldn’t harm Bernard.

fist in anger. “Let me go. I need to

he died, Bernard would lose his leverage over 1-1.

for a while before getting up to unlock