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.

would also be buried in the grave

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

the villa to look for Bernard when a Koenigsegg pulled into the

man stepped out of

was tall and well–proportioned, his

exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force that deterred people from approaching.

a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery, let alone his

Cedric approached

“Bernard, you’re back?”

where he had been since he had left

unhappy face, though,

strode past him into

maid, who had already been waiting in the hallway, saw him coming and quickly bowed, respectfully greeting

tie, handed it to the

into them, and turned to

“What’s up?”

must be something

the wine, Cedric eyed him and saw his face wasn’t as bad as before, so

Ms. Shultz offend you

had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard

a cold glance, “Don’t ask

angry when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is

mistress, but he’d never

Cedric might never have known who

him with deep, cold

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor so

to probe a