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.

buried in the grave with time, no one would

parked the car at the

look for Bernard when a

out of

was tall and well–proportioned, his

an air of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force that deterred

would feel

mood, Cedric approached

“Bernard, you’re back?”

actually wanted to ask Bernard where he had been since he

face, though, he didn’t

him and strode past him into the

waiting in the hallway, saw him coming and

suit jacket, untied his tie, handed it to the

red wine into them, and turned to give one to Cedric who

“What’s up?”

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

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

offend you before?”

had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a

glance, “Don’t ask what you

scolded. Instead, he smiled,

a mistress,

tonight, Cedric might never

looked at him with deep,

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor

probe a little