A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1421

Yates arched a skeptical brow, seemingly caught off guard by Bernard’s offer.

Was it sheer desperation to save Eleanor, or did he have an ulterior motive?

Yates didn’t trust Bernard all that much, yet he was dying to know who the founder of the Siren Organization really was. His eyes, seasoned by years of life’s trials, spun with the complexity of human nature.

“If you’re playing me, you’ll never see Eleanor again.” The cunning and shrewd always overthink, resorting to threats.

That was what made Yates detestable, and Bernard found it utterly contemptible.

“What right do you have to threaten me now?”

Bernard’s voice, deep and clear, flowed through the intercom into Yates’ ears.

“I’m only negotiating because of my wife.”

The unspoken message was clear: if Eleanor wasn’t in Yates’ clutches, would Bernard even bother with negotiations?

He would have stormed the biozone like he had other territories, capturing Yates without a second thought, not patiently hashing

out terms.

Now, a thoroughly defeated Yates truly had no ground to stand on. He couldn’t possibly harm Eleanor, could he?

After all, how could Yates harm Eleanor, the granddaughter he had finally-found?

But Yates suspected Bernard’s offer was a ruse.

Yates finally pressed the intercom button again.

it is first,

the indifference in Bernard’s

Do

come and

Bernard the

white wall, you’ll find the escape room. The

of a defeated man, and Yates exemplified

at this development, almost simultaneously shaking their heads at Bernard, signaling him not to go.

gaze drifting past the 48 corpses lying in glass coffins, towards the end

again, you’re in no position

winter frost, shone with an unearthly glow, hinting at an obscure darkness

you’ll get no information, and your people will die.”

the upper hand, whether in setting terms or making demands.

in his own right, was loath to be dictated to by a

come for her yourself. How can I trust

to suggest that if Bernard didn’t personally retrieve

claiming to be her grandfather/why won’t you deliver her yourself?”

had turned into a contest

always win such a contest.

unable to argue further, simply broadcasted the surveillance footage of

Yates changed his mind the instant he saw Eleanor. His pupils contracted

sat alone on the bed, fragile as a leaf

deaf and blind to the world around