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.

be buried in the grave with time, no one would ever

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

just about to go inside the villa to look for

out of

tall and well–proportioned,

entire demeanor exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive

feel a bit jittery, let alone his

Cedric approached Bernard.

“Bernard, you’re back?”

to ask Bernard where he had been since he had

though, he didn’t

him and strode past

the hallway, saw

untied his tie, handed

into them, and turned to give

“What’s up?”

something he wanted to say if

face wasn’t as bad as before, so he boldly spoke

Shultz offend you before?”

time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a woman

glance, “Don’t ask

he smiled,

mistress, but he’d never seen

hadn’t been for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known who that woman

looked at him

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor so

originally planned to probe a