Chapter 358

"Everyone thought you were dead back then, but I refused to believe it. I searched for you tirelessly, but I never found you. "To keep myself from giving up, I created this periodic table," Bernard explained while looking at the meticulously maintained chart on the wall. Hera gazed at the periodic table, noting the pristine glass. It was obviously maintained daily. "I've been collecting two elements each year in my search for you. And I vowed to continue until the table was complete or until I couldn't find you," Bernard continued. Hera turned her gaze to Bernard. His chiseled profile caused her heart to pound heavily. There were 118 elements in the periodic table, and collecting two yearly would take him 59 years. 12 years ago, Bernard was just a 13-year-old boy when he made that stubborn promise to find Hera. Throughout that time, Hera blamed Bernard for not accompanying her to Catherine's house and deliberately avoided him. "Why didn't you come to the station to meet me back