A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1374

Eleanor furrowed her brow, a clear sign of confusion, prompting Yates to tilt his head slightly with curiosity.

"Do you know something?" he asked.

To avoid arousing Yates' suspicions, Eleanor shook her head gently. It was better to keep silent until she had concrete evidence.

Her top priority was finding a way to reach Bernard. She had to share everything she knew, to prevent him from unknowingly remaining undercover in the enigmatic Area Opaca.

"Can you get Bernard out?" she asked.

Yates' fingers, previously interlaced on the table, twitched slightly. "Eleanor, I assure you, I haven't restricted Bernard's freedom."

"If you haven't restricted him, then why hasn't he come home? Why hasn't he even made a phone call?" Eleanor had been puzzled before. If Area Opaca didn't limit their operatives' freedom, why hadn't Bernard contacted her in 23 days?

Now, with her thoughts becoming clearer, she began to suspect that Yates was indeed restricting Bernard's personal freedom; otherwise, Bernard would have reached out to her.

But why would Yates restrict Bernard? Unless he knew about Bernard's true identity – yet Yates' probing didn't seem to suggest that he knew.

It was as if Yates could read Eleanor's mind. He stared into her eyes, and said deliberately, "The rule I've set is that operatives from Area Opaca are free to come and go as they please, and they can contact the outside world at will. Area Opaca doesn't interfere with that."

"As for why Bernard hasn't returned home or contacted you, I honestly have no idea..."

"Actually... I only found out about your marriage after you left when I saw the surveillance tapes."