Chapter 1426

Bernard’s hand moved with lightning speed, the gun in his grip barking death as he dropped a goon in black with a single shot.

Just as he was about to pivot and target another, red laser dots danced across Eleanor’s body.

At the same moment, the gun in the hand of the black-clad assailant pressed coldly against Eleanor’s temple.

“Mr. Law.”

Three controllers, cradling their rifles, emerged slowly from the panic room within the safehouse.

“The terms laid out by Sector 2-5, Mr. Law. Comply, and your wife goes free. Otherwise…”

One of the controllers hadn’t even finished speaking when the goon pushed the gun harder against Eleanor’s head.

“Don’t hurt her!”

Bernard’s heart raced with fear at the mere posturing of the thug. It was clear now that his concern for Eleanor surpassed even his own life.

Even the slightest scratch on her, and he would be beside himself with anxiety.

me, leave her out of

eyes had melted away, replaced by desperation. The leverage they held was Eleanor’s life, and it

have to atone with your own

She gazed at Bernard’s handsome face,

times for her. already; she couldn’t stand to see him play the hero again.

shone in Eleanor’s

Eleanor’s fears, he shifted his intense

won’t be your sacrificial

Bernard himself had Josef Caporal thrown in

but not to the

as the Syndicate’s leader, he knew a price must be paid.

penance, then you

Bernard raised his gun, turning it on himself, and without flinching, fired into his

Bang-

the silence of the safehouse and piercing Eleanor’s ears and heart in

she looked on, dazed, at

vision blurred with tears as she saw the crimson blood flowing down his shoulder, soaking his pristine white shirt beneath the dark suit

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