A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

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.

she

as a replacement and had never truly cared for

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

silent, yet the woman beside him suddenly grew

no mention of

Cedric and whined, “Cedric, look at

her hand. “Norene, you know Mr. Caporal’s personality. He didn’t mean

let it go. Being the top girl in the club, she didn’t want to hear ‘no experience‘ after being

Josef, but taking it out on his woman was no

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

at the mention

kind of game?”

took out some cards and

loses takes off a

“Interesting.”

Josef wouldn’t refuse this kind of scene, and

him. “Bro, they always play a little wild. If you don’t want to…” Before he could finish, Bernard took the cards from Norene.

Bernard 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 but now he was patiently playing

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