"Professor?"
Lingery was worried about his mentor's mental state, but Bernard just kept muttering the same words over and over.
"It's wrong, all wrong, it's my fault."
"Come on, Professor, cheer up a bit."
Lingery was scared enough to consider calling the doctor to have a look, but Bernard pushed him away.
"Professor, I'll get the doctor to check up on you."
"Lingery, go, take Fitch and Maja with you, and then find Rachel. She'll arrange everything for you from here."
"Professor, we're only one step away from success; this has been your dream."
Bernard slumped in his chair, his face a picture of utter defeat.
"Go, take those two with you, and the doctor, de-hypnotize her."
"Professor!"
Lingery had always followed his lead, knowing full well how much he did to get to this step. How could he just give up?
But Bernard merely repeated, "It's my fault, not hers, all my fault."
He seemed lost in his own quagmire of guilt.
Lingery stood still, but then saw him stand up, come over, and pat his shoulder.
"Lingery, this is the last time you'll heed my words."
Lingery's lips tightened, and with gritted teeth, he called a halt, had the doctor help Maja up, and he helped Fitch.
"Are you sure, Professor?"
Lingery ignored everything here, and with the doctor, helped the other two leave.
As he just walked out of the living room door, he heard the sound of a violin coming from above.
Looking up, they saw Bernard at the second-story window, playing the violin amidst the clamor of sirens. The sound of the violin was just like when he was young, though something had inevitably changed.
In this house, Yvonne had committed suicide, Leonard had died suddenly.
Gunshots echoed, perhaps because the resignation conveyed in the violin music was too apparent, the sniper fired.
Sirens, gunshots, and violin strains tangled together, a cacophony of fate.
The other families trapped in the area started running outside, as if trying to escape this hell.
But was this really hell?
No one could say for sure. Now the only things that can be recalled seem to be the sounds of sirens and the violin.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja)
Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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What is wrong that the author has not updated this novel in over a month or is there somewhere else that I can continue reading the novel from chapter 1951 upwards? Do tell, please. Thanks....
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Author, why are there no updates after almost 2 weeks? What's going on with the updates,Author? Do update soon....
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Playing too much with my emotions. It’s been 9 days and no updates. What is going on with Fitch and Zoey?...
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