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…

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

about to go inside the villa to look for

tall man stepped out of

tall and well–proportioned, his body flawless.

of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force that deterred people

such a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery,

his mood, Cedric approached Bernard.

“Bernard, you’re back?”

where he had been since he had left Midnight Bar before him but

unhappy face, though, he didn’t dare

and strode past

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

untied his tie, handed it to

wine glasses, poured some decanted red wine into them, and turned to give

“What’s up?”

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

face wasn’t as bad

offend you before?”

was the first time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a woman with

glance,

when scolded. Instead, he

had a mistress, but

been for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have

him with

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

targeting Eleanor

planned to probe a little more, but

his gentle smile,

When he