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, âWhen I found out it was Cameron who tried to drown you, I had him and his daughter locked up. They know now that Iâm your grandfather.â He paused, his voice becoming softer but still full of resolve. âOnce weâre inside, you can use that fact to your advantage. Deal with them however you see fit, but. donât go easy on them. They deserve whatâs coming.â
Eleanor didnât 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.
âYou didnât die. Thatâs a pity. Otherwise, Iâd be popping champagne right now to celebrate.â
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 Sophieâs cheek, âWho do you think you are, talking to our boss like that?!â
Sophie, clutching her face from the pain, looked up incredulously at Eleanor, âYouâre the boss of Area Opaca now?â
Seeing Sophieâs 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.
âDisappointed?â
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 couldnât be starker-one seated like royalty, the other shackled and pitiful.
Sophieâs jealousy seethed visibly as her eyes narrowed venomously, âWhat makes you so special?â
Sitting on the cold floor, her back against the wall, Sophie glared up at Eleanor with a mix of fury and terror, âYou know nothing, you do nothing. How can you lead Area Opaca? Why you?â
Eleanor remained silent, her gaze fixed on Sophie as the latterâs emotions began to unravel.
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âAnd me? I went to all lengths to get close to Bernard, even agreeing to be with his brother. And you? You did nothing and still got Bernardâs love.
Why?â Mention of Bernardâs brother dulled Eleanorâs eyes. She had visited Donna Stanley-Laurence in jail, and knew that Dominic Laurence had died due to being given the wrong medication.
Bernard had suspected Sophie was behind the switch but had no proof. Now that Sophie brought it up, Eleanor wanted the truth, âI met Donna in prison. I know the truth about Dominicâs death. Someone gave him Bernardâs meds and killed him. That was you, wasnât it?â
Sophie, caught off guard, could only deny as her face paled and her eyes betrayed her guilt.
âYouâre wrong! It wasnât me!â But her panicked look said it all-she was lying, and Eleanor knew it.
âDonna drugged Bernard to lower his IQ, and you, loving him, hated her for it. So you switched his meds.â
âOr maybe, you heard the doctors say Dominic might recover and saw his existence as a barrier between you and Bernard, so you took the chance to get rid of him.â
âWhich one is it?â
Sophie, realizing Eleanor had seen right through her, remembered the moment she switched the medication and Dominicâs gentle confrontation. His kindness was something she had never experienced before.
Dominic had been the gentlest soul sheâd ever known. Even after catching her in the act, he didnât scold her but comforted her instead, assuring her there was nothing to fear.
Back then, Sophie was terrified, even Dominicâs reassurances couldnât calm her. She begged him not to tell Donna, kneeling by his sickbed.
Dominic, barely clinging to life and thinking she was being coerced, lifted his frail hand to her head and asked her softly why she had done it.
In panic, Sophie blurted out the truth-she loved Bernard so much she was afraid to lose him if Dominic recovered.
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