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…

the assistant parked the car at the entrance, and Cedric quickly got out.

just about to go inside the villa to look for Bernard when a

out

well–proportioned, his body flawless.

of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force that

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

mood, Cedric approached Bernard.

“Bernard, you’re back?”

since he had left Midnight Bar before him but arrived home later.

though, he didn’t dare ask.

and strode past him

in the hallway, saw him coming and quickly bowed,

tie, handed it to the maid, and walked

wine into them, and turned to

“What’s up?”

there must be something he wanted to

the wine, Cedric eyed him and saw his face wasn’t as bad as before, so he boldly spoke

offend

time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly

him a cold glance, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t.”

he smiled, “Is she

cousin had a mistress, but he’d never seen her.

tonight, Cedric

looked at him with

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor

probe a little more, but seeing

smile, Cedric asked seriously:

When he