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.

all she found was indifference and

and had

her and addressed Cedric, “This

him suddenly grew infuriated. “What do

eyebrow and responded calmly, “Ma’am, I made no mention of you. Why are you becoming so

foot, then turned to Cedric and whined, “Cedric, look at him, what he said was so mean! Let’s not talk to him anymore,

hand. “Norene, you know Mr. Caporal’s personality. He

club, she didn’t want to

couldn’t argue with Josef, but taking it out on his woman

here to have fun, right? But just sitting around is kind of boring. Let’s play a

perked up at the mention of a game.

kind of

cards and put

loses takes off a

“Interesting.”

kind of scene, and everyone

a little wild. If you don’t want to…” Before he could finish, Bernard took the cards from Norene. “How do you

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

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

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