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One year later, at a border refugee camp in Amaran, Eleanor wiped down her camera, her movements focused and mechanical."E-Eleanor."The tent flap was lifted, and Josephine Lake stepped inside, holding a cup of water and moving with visible hesitation."What is it?"Eleanor looked up and smiled gently."I wanted to thank you," Josephine said as she handed her the cup, gratitude clear in her eyes. "If you hadn't pulled me back today, I would've been hit by that armored truck.""It was nothing," Eleanor said as she took the cup. "Out here, we look out for each other. Remember this. Safety always comes first. News is never worth losing your life over."Josephine looked at her, her fingers twisting together nervously. "Eleanor, you always seem so fearless. Why did you come here?"Eleanor's hand paused mid-motion as she cleaned the camera.She lifted her gaze and studied the young woman in front of her.That youthful face reminded her of herself from years ago, carrying the same
Beyond Goodbye: No Us Anymore Chapter 22
At the CEO's office of Luther Group in Astora, outside the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows lay the brilliant hustle of the city night. Inside the office, however, the air was steeped in silence.Harrison stood alone by the window with his back to the empty room.An awards ceremony from Genevara played silently on the screen in front of him. He had muted it on purpose, as though he needed to see something for himself through the images.He watched the familiar yet unfamiliar woman on the screen.He watched her measured steps as she walked onto the stage, and he watched her speak.It felt as though an invisible hand had slowly tightened around his heart, squeezing it until the pain dulled into numbness.Five years had passed.During those five years, he hadn't gone looking for her again. He kept his promise to let go.Still, he used every discreet channel available to him, following her life from a distance.He knew how many conflict zones she had entered. He knew about the ph
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"Sue, why are you spacing out?" someone called from outside. "Come take a look. Alexander brought back something amazing!"Eleanor snapped out of it, slipped the phone back into her bag, and walked out with a smile.In the courtyard, Alexander was unloading boxes of fresh bread from a jeep.In a place where supplies were scarce, fresh bread was worth more than gold."Strawberries? Where did you get strawberries?" someone shouted."Oh my goodness! I haven't seen one in almost a year!"Everyone broke out in cheers.Alexander smiled. "A local friend gave them to me. There's enough for everyone. Come and get some."Eleanor received some.She took a bite, and the cold, sweet juice burst across her tongue, the flavor seeping straight into her taste buds.Looking at the satisfied smiles over something as simple as strawberries, then at Alexander playing with local children nearby, she suddenly felt that life wasn't as bleak as it once seemed.Indeed, she'd lost a great deal, but sh
Beyond Goodbye: No Us Anymore Chapter 20
That night, Harrison had a strange dream.In the dream, Eleanor died in a car accident. She was covered in blood, her body already cold, yet she used the last bit of her strength and said to him, "Harrison, let's get a divorce. Even in the next life, I never want to see you again."He jolted awake, drenched in cold sweat.Outside the window, the moon over Lethor hung large and bright, its light pale, yet carrying a quiet sense of sorrow.Harrison walked to the window and raised the binoculars, looking toward the temporary media station glowing faintly in the distance.He knew she was there.She was living in a world he could no longer enter, trying, freely and stubbornly, to keep going.A thought surfaced quietly in his mind.It was time to let go.He'd already ruined half her life. Was he going to destroy her future, too?He couldn't give her the freedom she wanted, and he couldn't give her the respect she deserved.The only thing he could still do for her was disappear fro
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After running into a dead end, Harrison didn't leave Lethor.He spent a fortune renting a house in a small town near the temporary media center, then sent Joseph back to Astora."Go look into a man named Alexander Grant," Harrison said. "I want everything you can find."Joseph took one look at Harrison's grim expression and didn't ask questions. He flew back that same night.It didn't take long for Alexander's file to arrive, along with a photo of his fiancee.Harrison stared at the picture of the two of them smiling sweetly. Instead of getting angry, he laughed."So he's engaged back home," he muttered, a manic glee gleaming in his eyes.He thought he realized something.Eleanor was merely putting on an act.She was staying close to Alexander on purpose and treating Harrison like a stranger, because she wanted to get under his skin and make him pay.That idea gave Harrison a twisted kind of comfort.She still cared about him.As long as she still cared, he still had a chan
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Eleanor paused, not understanding why he would suddenly bring it up.Alexander didn't wait for a response before continuing, "When someone walks across a suspension bridge while feeling scared, their heart rate goes up. If they happen to meet someone at that moment, they might mistake that physical reaction for attraction."His tone was even, as if he were explaining an ordinary psychological concept, but Eleanor understood immediately.Heat rose to her cheeks despite herself.As it turned out, he knew everything.He knew she'd once developed feelings she shouldn't have, and he'd noticed the subtle shifts in her emotions. Instead of calling it out directly or letting things become ambiguous, he'd chosen a gentle and appropriate way to make things clear.He was telling her that the feelings she couldn't quite define were likely a product of the dangerous, high-stress environment they were in.It was reliance, respect, and a bond between comrades, but it wasn't love.A warmth s
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