A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 20

The check was kinda hard, so it hurt when it scraped against her face.

She stood still for a few seconds, then bent down silently to pick up the check.

When she saw the amount on it, the bitterness in her mouth deepened.

Five years for five billion. Well worth it.

Five years ago, she really needed the money.

But now, she didn’t.

Eleanor calmly placed the check back on

the car.

“Mr. Laurence, you are really loaded. But if I take your money, I can’t marry into the Caporal family with a clear conscience.”

What she meant was, compared to Ms. Caporal’s position, this five billion was peanuts.

Taking his money, on the other hand, would impact her chances of marrying into wealth.

It wasn’t until this moment that Bernard understood the reason she didn’t want a cent from him she had plans to marry into high

society.

All the doubts in his heart disappeared. When he looked at her again, he saw a stranger, emotionless.

“Eleanor, from now on, never appear before me again.”

Eleanor just shrugged and chuckled, “Don’t worry, I won’t.”

She never had the chance to appear before him again because there was no future for her.

Her deep love for him would also be buried in the grave with time, no one would ever know…

car at the entrance, and Cedric quickly

the villa to look for Bernard when

stepped out

and well–proportioned, his body flawless.

demeanor exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force

Cedric, seeing such a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery, let alone

Cedric

“Bernard, you’re back?”

he had left Midnight Bar before him

Bernard’s unhappy face, though, he

past

been waiting in the hallway,

his suit jacket, untied his tie, handed

two high–end wine glasses, poured some decanted red wine into them, and turned to give one to Cedric who

“What’s up?”

so there must be something he wanted to say if

face wasn’t as bad as before, so

offend

the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse

a cold glance,

Instead, he smiled, “Is she your mistress?”

had a mistress, but he’d

been for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known who that woman was.

him with deep,

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

targeting Eleanor

originally planned to probe a little

smile, Cedric asked seriously: “Have

When he