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.

also be buried in the grave

assistant parked the car at the entrance, and Cedric

inside the villa to look for Bernard when

man stepped out

and well–proportioned, his body flawless.

of superiority, accompanied by a

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

his mood, Cedric

“Bernard, you’re back?”

wanted to ask Bernard where he had been since he had left Midnight Bar before

unhappy face, though, he didn’t dare ask.

him and strode past him into the villa.

had already been waiting in the hallway,

handed it

high–end wine glasses, poured some decanted red wine into them, and turned to

“What’s up?”

to his private villa, so there must be something he wanted to say if he was

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

Ms. Shultz offend you

had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a woman

glance, “Don’t

Instead, he smiled, “Is she your mistress?”

knew his cousin had a mistress, but he’d

for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might

looked at him with

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor

to probe a