A Second Chance at Forever

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.

deep love for him would also be buried in the grave with

Bernard’s private estate, the assistant parked the car at the entrance,

villa to look for Bernard when

tall man stepped out of

tall and well–proportioned, his

an air of superiority, accompanied by a

such a Bernard, would feel a bit

Cedric approached Bernard.

“Bernard, you’re back?”

Bernard where he had been since he had left

though, he didn’t

strode past him

hallway, saw him coming and quickly bowed, respectfully

tie, handed it to the maid, and walked

some decanted red wine into them, and turned to give one

“What’s up?”

seldom came to his private villa, so there must be something he wanted to say if he

wasn’t as

Ms. Shultz offend

the first time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a woman

him a cold glance, “Don’t

angry when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is she

had a mistress, but he’d

unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have

him with deep, cold

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor so

to probe a little