A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1378

The name Eleanor sent an electric jolt through Bernard’s long-stagnant heart, igniting a spark in his dim eyes.

“Eleanor’s news?”

She and the child she carried had sunk to the depths of the sea. What news could there possibly be? Yates remained silent, his stare fixed on Bernard with an intensity that spoke volumes.

The anxious man, seeing no response, felt his temper darken, “Speak up!”

After a drawn silence, Yates stepped back, sinking into a sofa with the weight of unsaid words. “You think Eleanor’s dead, don’t you?”

Bernard’s eyes flickered with a storm of emotions before settling into a shade of skepticism.

“If you’re here to play me with some fake information of her survival, just get out.”

Sophie and Cameron would never let Eleanor off the hook. Who would save her? Who could?

He didn’t believe it, and Yates, unhurried, gestured to Peterson with a flick of his cigarette-bearing fingers, “Show him the video.”

With understanding, Peterson pulled out his phone, opening a video sent from a photographer at the family reunion. He placed it before Bernard’s eyes.

gown, her gaze lost in the crowd. The breeze teased her hem into a delicate dance.

taken tonight. Timestamped for proof.”

words, his misty eyes locked onto the woman in the video.

her expression – unchanged. It couldn’t

his heart came a pang of pain, even his palms ached. His trembling fingers reached out, yearning to touch that face

the video to look at Peterson, his eyes

mask, met those reddened eyes, feeling a twinge of guilt but ignoring the questioning look. He took away the phone and walked

to Yates. It was ironic – his enemy stood before him, yet in his powerlessness, he sought their mercy, “Tell me the truth, and I’ll agree

what the terms were. For Eleanor, he would agree to anything. Yates saw it;

–

that chip in his brain a catalyst

a measured tone, “Cameron pushed her into the sea, then went back and saved her.” Yates’ voice was casual, as

the calmness that made it hard for Bernard to believe, “How could Cameron possibly save her?”

sent to kill Eleanor… why would he rescue

fell into the sea, Eleanor revealed to Cameron that

that was it… Eleanor had revealed the secret to save her life, only to be cast into the sea anyway. But, regardless, Cameron’s conscience hadn’t completely

Like the rebirth of spring, it gave him a reason