Chapter 902
Robin gritted his teeth, fighting the metallic taste of blood in his mouth, and retorted painfully at Bernard, “Tor the record, it was Eleanor’s mother who pressured my dad into the engagement The woman my dad’s always been in love with is my mom!”
His parents, in their quest to save face in their marriage, had conveniently shifted the blame onto Vanya Pine Clever ploy, really No wonder their son turned out so ‘naive…
Bernard didn’t want to argue with Robin on this He just responded coldly. “Look up what the Pine family did back in the day yourself”
Was he suggesting his parents had lied to him? Impossible. His parents loved him, they would never deceive him.
Robin found himself cornered. Bernard leveled a frosty glare at him, “By my estimate, you’ve got roughly twenty minutes. Reveal why your mother is seeking Eleanor within that timeframe, and I might consider saving you.”
Despite his heart remaining unscathed, he risked succumbing to blood loss. Robin was no stranger to such perilous circumstances, having engaged in this deadly dance numerous times. He needed to think this through.
Shaking off his daze, Robin resolved to ponder his options, but he refrained from spilling the true motive to Bernard. Instead, he offered a compromise, ‘Fine, take Eleanor and accompany me to G Country My mother merely wishes to meet her sister’s offspring.”
Once they set foot in G Country, the Spencers domain, he could seize both Eleanor and Bernard in one fell swoop, settling the score for today’s embarrassment
Thankfully, Robin had preemptively swallowed a mood stabilizer before stepping out, enabling him to construct this escape plan while maintaining his composure.
His meticulously crafted plan nearly betrayed him. Bernard saw straight through his façade, “Do you genuinely expect me to believe you?”
His gaze flickered to his steadily bleeding wound Impatience creeping in, yet Robin willed himself to maintain his calm.
“Maybe like you said, my mom did something wrong to her sister and wants to apologize, or she wants to tell Eleanor a secret about her sister. That’s why she wants to see
Eleanor one last time”
Robin’s explanation was more convincing than before. Bernard seemed almost swayed, but….
Bernard looked up at a pale–faced Robin, “There’s something about you… reminds me of myself.”
Robin thought he would either agree or refuse outright. He didn’t expect him to say something like that.
Although Bernard seemed a bit off, Robin asked out of curiosity. “What part of me reminds you of yourself?”
Bernard gave a slow smile. “The willingness to protect those you want to protect, even at the risk of your own life, without choosing betrayal.”
What did he mean by that?
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The readers' comments on the novel: A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)
Loved the story, many times caught in so much actually crying with the situation. Wish had more chapters to a better ending....
It's weird that the story went from narrative to slang use. Good story so far though...