A Second Chance at Forever

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.

a flicker of

all she found was

replacement and had never truly cared for her, so what

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

simply smiled and remained silent, yet the woman beside him suddenly

responded calmly, “Ma’am, I made no mention

whined, “Cedric, look at

you know

club,

it

to your level. We’re here to have fun, right? But just sitting around is kind of boring. Let’s

the

of game?”

out some cards and put them on the

in teams, and whoever loses takes off a piece

“Interesting.”

Josef wouldn’t refuse this kind of scene, and everyone else agreed too.

Bernard might not be comfortable with this, glanced at him. “Bro, they always play a little wild. If you don’t want to…” Before he could finish, Bernard took the cards from Norene.