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 one would

private estate, the assistant parked the car at the entrance, and Cedric quickly

villa to look

out of the

tall and well–proportioned,

exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force

such a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery,

his mood, Cedric

“Bernard, you’re back?”

Bernard where he had been since he had left Midnight Bar

Bernard’s unhappy face, though, he didn’t

and strode past him into the villa.

in the hallway, saw him coming and

his tie, handed

picked up two high–end wine glasses, poured some decanted red wine into them, and turned to give one to Cedric who had

“What’s up?”

be something he wanted to say if he was here this

wasn’t

Shultz offend

time Cedric had seen the usually

cold glance, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t.”

he smiled, “Is she your mistress?”

his cousin had a mistress,

his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known

him with deep, cold

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

targeting Eleanor

to probe