A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1393

Yates brought Eleanor to the solitary confinement block in Central District. Before the door was opened by a man in black, Yates turned to Eleanor and explained with a stern look in his eyes,

“When I found out it was Cameron who tried to drown you, I had him and his daughter locked up. They know now that I’m your grandfather." He paused, his voice becoming softer but still full of resolve. "Once we’re inside, you can use that fact to your advantage. Deal with them however you see fit, but don't go easy on them. They deserve what’s coming.”

Eleanor didn’t respond, her face stoic as the door to the confinement room swung open, the darkness inside chased away by the sudden flood of harsh light.

The glare was blinding, and Sophie squinted hard, slowly allowing her eyes to adjust. As her vision cleared, she was met with a face both familiar and hateful—a face she wanted to claw apart with her bare hands.

“You didn’t die. That’s a pity. Otherwise, I’d be popping champagne right now to celebrate.”

The moment her words hit the air, Yates, who had been observing from outside the room, nodded at the man in black next to him.

The enforcer moved quickly, stepping into the room and delivering a stinging slap to Sophie’s cheek, “Who do you think you are, talking to our boss like that?!”

Sophie, clutching her face from the pain, looked up incredulously at Eleanor, “You’re the boss of Area Opaca now?”

Seeing Sophie’s clenched fists and glaring eyes, Eleanor remained unnervingly calm. She walked in slowly, flanked by several men in black, and looked down at Sophie with an icy detachment.

“Disappointed?”

A chair was brought in for Eleanor, and she glanced back at it before gracefully sitting down, her pregnant belly prominent. The contrast between the two women couldn’t be starker—one seated like royalty, the other shackled and pitiful.

Sophie’s jealousy seethed visibly as her eyes narrowed venomously, “What makes you so special?”

Sitting on the cold floor, her back against the wall, Sophie glared up at Eleanor with a mix of fury and terror, “You know nothing, you do nothing. How can you lead Area Opaca? Why you?”