Chapter 1392

Eleanor, with the quiet resolve of one who cannot bear to face the heartache of departure, left her words hanging in the cool morning air as she took a step back and turned away.

Other expectant mothers glowed with a hearty roundness, but Eleanor, even in pregnancy, seemed frail, as if a gentle breeze might topple her.

Bernard watched her fragile silhouette retreating, his heart aching so fiercely that he could no longer contain himself. He called out her name, his voice trembling with emotion, “Eleanor.”

At the sound of his quavering voice, Eleanor’s pace slowed, but she did not turn around. She was waiting for him to say, “Let’s go together, but the words

never came.

“I’ll come back with the might of the Siren Organization. Don’t stay in Area Opaca, it’s too dangerous,” he said instead.

With those words, Eleanor’s hope sank. She nodded slightly, then without looking back, quickened her steps toward the entrance of the District A mansion.

This time, Bernard didn’t call out to stop her. No matter how much he wanted to, he simply couldn’t. Because he knew as long as he left, Yates wouldn’t harm her.

with Yates. But it tore at his soul to let Eleanor walk away without looking back. Sensing his

said with a steadiness that belied her turmoil.

the fact that its members once kill my grandmother. You might find

long before his birth? But Mr. Penrod had told him that the

before his birth, it meant Mr. Penrod had

sort through the onslaught of information, a helicopter swooped in, landing in front of him. A man in

you to Thailand.

looked back toward the mansion, at the woman standing by the floor-to-ceiling window. She must have seen him through surveillance, his actions

his rage and heartache, Bernard

had no tears left, found them cascading down her cheeks. She

her tear-blurred vision, she thought she saw Bernard inside the helicopter, turning slightly, his gaze falling on her.

amid the canopy of trees until she vanished from sight. Only

or fear his return for vengeance. Whether it was audacity or another ploy, Bernard was determined to return with his

would personally slit Yates’ throat, claim his head for Caleb, and avenge the members lost in the biohazard zone. Regardless of Mr. Penrod’s deceit, Bernard vowed to slay as many of Area Opaca’s puppeteers as necessary

and

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