Chapter 12

Eleanor thought Josef and Bernard had a good relationship, but it turned out Cedric introduced them.

It seemed like this party Josef organized wasn’t just for her to meet a few friends – he also wanted to get a project through Bernard.

But that was fine; discussing a project would take time, which would give her a chance to figure a way out.

With that thought in mind, Eleanor’s tense body relaxed a little.

Just as she took a breath, Josef suddenly signaled to her to drink up.

Unable to feign ignorance any longer, Eleanor grabbed her glass and gulped down its contents.

She seldom drank, as Bernard disliked the smell of alcohol, so she had managed to abstain completely.

The sudden consumption of a strong liquor caused her eyes to well up with tears.

Observing this, Josef swiftly embraced her and helped by patting her back.

Bernard’s icy gaze fixated on the hand wrapped around Eleanor.

Through her teary eyes, she perceived a flicker of anger in his gaze.

cleared, all she

as a replacement and

and addressed Cedric, “This girl has no experience and cannot handle alcohol.

remained silent, yet the woman beside him suddenly grew infuriated. “What do you mean by

I made no mention of

and whined, “Cedric, look at him, what he said was

mild–tempered man, patted her hand. “Norene, you know Mr. Caporal’s personality. He didn’t mean anything

club, she didn’t want to hear

couldn’t argue with Josef, but taking it out on his woman was no problem.

We’re here to have fun, right?

at the mention of a game.

kind of

out some cards and put them on

and whoever loses takes off a

“Interesting.”

of scene, and everyone

they always play a little wild. If you don’t want to…” Before he

like this. But today, Josef just suggested that he meet a woman who resembled Ms. Ratliff, and not only did he come but now he was patiently playing games with them. Wasn’t this a

Bernard, rumored to be uninterested in women, to agree so readily. She laughed, happy with the situation.

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