A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1311

Chapter 1311 

Bernard stood rooted to the spot, listening to the ticking countdown in his head. 

After undergoing a brain surgery, a chip was implanted in him. His movements, his speech, everything was being monitored. 

He had just modified the ninth round of the program, and cracked the program set by Agent 1-1, gaining some control in the process. 

Yet, the moment he appeared here and began to speak, Agent 1-2 had detected that he had tampered with the game’s code. 

Now, 1-2 hadn’t initiated the detonation program immediately, instead giving him a five-minute countdown. It was his last warning. 

He had to watch his words and return to his designated location within five minutes. Otherwise, his brain would explode, and she would die too. 

Bernard looked at the laser dot constantly aimed at Eleanor’s head, and he suddenly eased his curled-up fist. 

He scooped Eleanor up in his arms and ushered her into the Life Door, then held her shoulders tightly, preventing her from moving, “I can’t go back right now. You need to leave. Don’t come looking for me again, it’s dangerous,” he warned. 

His brain was on a leash. If he strayed more than a hundred meters from Area Opaca, it would automatically detonate. 

Bernard didn’t want her to worry, so he quickly turned and headed for the exit. 

Eleanor, however, didn’t listen. She tried to follow him but Bernard spun around, snapping, “I’ve told you not to come looking for me. Robin already died for you. Isn’t that enough?” 

At that, Eleanor froze on the spot, as if turned into a puppet. She just stared blankly at Bernard, wordless. 

She had wanted to tell him that she thought he was dead, that she was worried about him, that she didn’t mean to put Robin in danger… but Eleanor didn’t get a chance to say a word. 

Without even a backward glance, Bernard left, leaving a heartbroken Eleanor behind, her tears rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably. Suddenly, everything seemed meaningless. 

Outside, Bernard paused for a moment, then quickly moved to the control panel for the fourth level of the space. His fingers flew across the keyboard, punching in codes. 

The Life Door had a direct route to the exit of Area Opaca, but it was time-limited. Bernard wanted to speed it up so that Eleanor could leave before his brain exploded. However, when he accessed the control panel, he found that the Life Door program was looped back to Room 9, not the exit of Area Opaca. 

Realizing that 1-2 had changed the program because of him, Bernard knew he had to crack the new program within the remaining two minutes.