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.

in

parked the car at

look for Bernard when a

man stepped out

tall and well–proportioned,

air of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force that

seeing such a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery,

Cedric approached

“Bernard, you’re back?”

where he had been since he had left Midnight

face, though, he

and strode past

had already been waiting in the hallway, saw him coming

jacket, untied his tie, handed it to the maid,

two high–end wine glasses, poured some decanted red wine into them,

“What’s up?”

there must be something he wanted to say if he was

eyed him and saw his face wasn’t as bad as

Shultz offend you

had seen the usually

him a cold glance, “Don’t ask

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

cousin had a mistress,

been for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric

looked at him

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

targeting Eleanor so

to probe