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

inside the villa to look

tall man stepped out of the

and well–proportioned, his

of superiority, accompanied by

such a Bernard, would feel a bit

his mood, Cedric approached Bernard.

“Bernard, you’re back?”

had been since he had left Midnight Bar before

though,

ignored him and strode past him into the villa.

waiting in the hallway, saw him coming and quickly bowed, respectfully greeting him.

off his suit jacket, untied his tie, handed it to the maid, and walked to the bar.

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

“What’s up?”

villa, so there must be something he wanted to say if he was here this late.

eyed him and saw his face wasn’t as

Shultz offend you

Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a

glance, “Don’t

when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is she

mistress, but he’d

unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known who that

at him with

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor

originally planned to probe a little more, but seeing

his gentle smile,

When he