A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1388

His eyes sparkled like distant stars, shrouded by a nebulous veil that obscured the profound depths within.

She couldn’t quite discern what Bernard was thinking, but his words were suffocating. Eleanor couldn’t bear to hear them. At the sound, a sourness tingled at the tip of her nose, and her eyes reddened, unable to hold back the tears.

“Why? Is it because of Sophie threatening you again?”

Just like the last time, using her life to threaten Bernard, leaving him no choice but to push her away. But this time was different.

“I will deal with Sophie as the leader of the Area Opaca, so you don’t have to worry about that.”

Her voice, resolute in its protection of him, was a warm embrace to Bernard’s ears, yet it also filled him with a deep sense of unworthiness.

“Eleanor, this time, Sophie hasn’t threatened me. It’s me… I want a divorce.”

Eleanor stood frozen, heart heavy and nose sour, both sensations pricking at her eyes until the tears fell like pearls slipping off a broken string, “Why?”

were no threats

as they wiped her tears, “Eleanor, it’s hard

her tears gently, called her name softly, and even looked at her tenderly. But his next words were anything but gentle, “Caleb died here because of me. Many members of the Siren Organization have died here too. I

slicing through his throat, inch

“Let’s separate, okay?”

the haze of tears, Eleanor looked at the man before her, barely able to believe

her to sign the divorcing papers, Eleanor didn’t cling to him. She left with dignity, thinking she could let go and forget him, but Bernard kept returning.

he begged her, claimed he would die without her. Eleanor

Yet he’d

holding on tightly, “I’ve come through worse before. Whether it’s hard now doesn’t matter. What matters is that I can face any

let his eyelashes flutter down, hiding

moment Yates declared you 1-1, you and I were on

to hit Eleanor then, her heart seizing. She clutched his hand,

used that condition to get into Area Opaca. I never meant to oppose