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 ever know…

parked the car at the

just about to go inside the villa to look for Bernard

out

tall and well–proportioned,

entire demeanor exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by

a Bernard, would feel a bit

his mood, Cedric approached Bernard.

“Bernard, you’re back?”

wanted to ask Bernard where he had been since he

though, he didn’t dare ask.

and strode past him

hallway, saw him coming and quickly bowed, respectfully greeting him.

tie, handed it

two high–end wine glasses, poured some decanted red wine into

“What’s up?”

be something he wanted to say if he was here this

wasn’t as

offend you

the first time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a woman with alcohol.

a cold glance, “Don’t ask what you

when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is

had a mistress, but he’d never seen

behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known who that woman

him with deep,

eyes,

“What do you

want to say?”

saw

Eleanor

probe a