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…

assistant parked the car at the entrance, and Cedric quickly got out.

go inside the villa to look for Bernard

out

and well–proportioned, his body

superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force that deterred people

such a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery, let alone his

his mood, Cedric approached Bernard.

“Bernard, you’re back?”

had been since he had left Midnight Bar before him but

though,

past him into

who had already been waiting in the hallway, saw him

his tie, handed it to

red wine into them, and

“What’s up?”

came to his private villa, so there must be something he wanted to say if he was here

face wasn’t as bad as before, so he boldly spoke up.

Shultz offend you before?”

the first time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse

a cold glance, “Don’t ask what

wasn’t angry when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is she your mistress?”

his cousin had a mistress, but he’d never seen her.

it hadn’t been for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known who that woman was.

looked at him

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

targeting Eleanor so

had originally planned to probe a little

his gentle smile, Cedric asked seriously: “Have

When he