A Second Chance at Forever

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.

did Bernard cooperate with Yates. But it tore at his soul to let Eleanor walk away without looking

said with a steadiness that belied her turmoil. “The Siren Organization was founded

the fact that its members once kill my grandmother. You might find a lead there, tracing back the enmity

that, Eleanor walked away, leaving Bernard frozen in place. Siren Organization-and its former identity as Darkness-existed long before his birth? But Mr. Penrod had told him that the Siren Organization was created to cultivate power for him, and it was only later that Bernard discovered Mr. Penrod only helped him

existed before his birth, it meant Mr. Penrod had

of information, a helicopter swooped in, landing in front of him. A man

Nine, I’ve been instructed to take you to

woman standing by the floor-to-ceiling window. She must have seen

his rage and heartache, Bernard stepped into

cascading down her cheeks. She stepped out of the mansion, gazing up at the quickly

Bernard inside the helicopter, turning slightly, his

chopper too fast, and soon Eleanor’s figure blurred into a speck amid the canopy of trees until she vanished from sight.

or fear his return for vengeance. Whether it was

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 to honor the fallen.

Bernard relaxed his tense and sore body, leaning against the helicopter’s interior, his gaze