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

inside the villa to look for Bernard when

tall man stepped out of the

tall and well–proportioned, his body

exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by

seeing such a Bernard, would feel

Cedric approached

“Bernard, you’re back?”

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

though, he

and strode past

been waiting in the hallway, saw him coming and quickly bowed,

took off his suit jacket, untied his tie, handed it to the maid,

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

“What’s up?”

to his private villa, so there must be something he wanted to say if he was here this late.

saw his face wasn’t as bad

offend

the usually gentlemanly

shot him a cold glance, “Don’t ask what

wasn’t angry when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is she your mistress?”

a mistress, but he’d never seen her.

for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known who that woman was.

him with deep, cold

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

targeting Eleanor

to probe a little