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 found was indifference and nothing more.

laughter escaped Eleanor’s lips. Bernard only viewed her as a replacement and had never truly cared for her, so what had

embraced her and addressed Cedric, “This girl has no experience and

suddenly grew infuriated. “What do

I made no mention

her foot, then turned to Cedric and whined, “Cedric, look at him,

hand. “Norene, you know Mr. Caporal’s personality. He didn’t mean anything by it.”

the top girl in the club, she didn’t want to hear

taking it out on his

won’t stoop to your level. We’re here to have fun, right? But just sitting around is

perked up at the mention of

kind of game?”

some cards and put them

in teams, and whoever loses takes off a piece of clothing.”

“Interesting.”

this kind of scene, and everyone else

“Bro, they always play a little wild.

usually disliked places like this. But today, Josef just suggested that he meet a woman who resembled Ms. Ratliff, and not only did he come

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

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