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…

private estate, the assistant parked the car

the villa to look for Bernard when a

out

was tall and well–proportioned, his body

entire demeanor exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by

a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery, let alone his

his mood, Cedric

“Bernard, you’re back?”

to ask Bernard where he had been since he

unhappy face, though, he didn’t

him and strode past him into the

hallway, saw him coming and quickly

tie, handed it to the maid, and

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 he

him and saw his face wasn’t as bad as before, so he boldly spoke up.

Shultz offend you

the first time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard

shot him a cold glance, “Don’t ask

wasn’t angry when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is she

knew his cousin had a mistress,

it hadn’t been for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have

at him with deep, cold

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor so

to probe a little

gentle smile, Cedric asked

When he