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.

him would also be buried in the grave with time, no

estate, the assistant parked the car at the

was just about to go inside the villa to look for Bernard when a Koenigsegg pulled into

tall man stepped out of the car.

tall and well–proportioned, his body

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

Cedric, seeing such a Bernard, would feel a bit

mood, Cedric approached

“Bernard, you’re back?”

had been since he had left

though,

and strode past him into the

waiting in the hallway, saw him

suit jacket, untied his tie, handed it to the maid, and walked to the

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

“What’s up?”

there must be something he wanted to say

face wasn’t as bad as before, so

Shultz offend

time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a woman

cold glance, “Don’t

he smiled, “Is she your mistress?”

knew his cousin had a mistress, but

Cedric might

him with

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor

originally planned to probe a