A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1284

Robin brought Eleanor's car to a halt, pushing open the door and tapping on her window, "Open up!"

Eleanor, with a sigh of resignation, rolled down the window, her gaze meeting Robin's. "What can I do for you, Mr. Spencer?"

Robin jutted his chin towards her. "Katharine's refusing to believe Caleb's gone, insists on finding him. To put her at ease, I'm planning a trip to Area Opaca. Seems you're headed there too, so why don't we go together?"

Eleanor stiffened, surprised by Robin's proposition. Had he somehow found out about her plans to visit Area Opaca? And he wanted to accompany her?

Shaking off her initial shock, she glanced at Robin, who despite his size, had been ill for some time. "Caleb, with all his strength, couldn't make it out alive. What if you..."

Robin interrupted her coldly. "And I suppose you're in much better shape?"

Neither of them was in prime condition, and yet Robin's resilience was known to all. Perhaps his presence would even turn the tides against their enemies at Area Opaca.

After a moment's hesitation, Eleanor shook her head. "Ms. Spencer has already lost her fiancé. If she lost her beloved brother too, she'd lose her mind."

Robin dismissed her worries with a question. "And you think she hasn't lost it already?"

Katharine was in a delicate state, her emotions and mental health in turmoil. One moment, she'd accept Caleb's death, the next, she'd be in denial. Unless Robin went to Area Opaca himself and returned with confirmation, she wouldn't accept the truth.

Robin slid into the passenger seat, fastening his seatbelt as he spoke. "I've endured the humiliation of asking Evan for information. Area Opaca is a casino. Those who go there are either rich or desperate gamblers. They gamble on a fifty-fifty chance – choose right and you live, choose wrong and you die. It's all controlled by an electronic system. Those who choose wrong, don't stand a chance."

Having fastened his seatbelt, Robin turned to a stunned Eleanor under the dim light. "Remember on Cedric's yacht, the fifty-fifty game we played? You and I were the only ones who made it."

Eleanor responded, a hint of resignation in her tone. "We were just lucky. And the games we played didn't cost lives."

Area Opaca was a place that reveled in human suffering, far removed from the petty games of wealthy young men.

Robin, however, gave her a smug smile. "Who's to say we won't continue to be lucky?"