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.

perceived a flicker of anger

all she found was indifference and nothing more.

laughter escaped Eleanor’s lips. Bernard only viewed her as a replacement and had never truly cared for her, so

“This girl has no experience and cannot handle

smiled and remained silent, yet the woman beside him suddenly grew infuriated. “What do you mean by

calmly, “Ma’am, I made no mention of you. Why are you

left speechless and stomped her foot, then turned to Cedric and whined, “Cedric, look at him, what he said was so

mild–tempered man, patted her hand. “Norene, you know Mr. Caporal’s personality.

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

taking it out

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

perked up at the mention of

of

out some cards and put

loses takes off

“Interesting.”

Josef wouldn’t refuse this kind of scene, and everyone

him. “Bro, they always play a little wild. If you