Chapter 57

Eleanor sensed a familiar scent emanating from him through his thin white shirt, causing her to freeze in an instant.

She instinctively glanced up at his collarbone, hoping to see the distinctive blue dragon tattoo, but it was nowhere to be found.

Disappointed, she lowered her gaze, thinking, “I guess it’s really not him.”

However, before she could fully process her emotions, Bernard abruptly grabbed her shoulder and forcefully shoved her aside.

With a hint of sarcasm, he remarked, “Wow, you’re quite skilled at throwing yourself into someone’s arms, aren’t you?”

It was evident that he had just witnessed Eleanor leaning on Jason

Eleanor opened her mouth to explain, but Bernard acted like he had just been touched by something filthy. He took out a tissue, furiously wiping his fingers.

In a forceful manner, he abruptly wiped his hands and callously tossed the tissue onto Eleanor’s face. Eyes clouded with darkness, he cast a cold, disdainful gaze upon her, treating her as if she were some lowly being. Without another word, he strode towards the private room.

This time, Eleanor didn’t need to open the door for him. It became apparent that his brief appearance earlier had been solely to humiliate her in that particular moment.

Removing the tissue from her face, Eleanor maintained a stony expression and discarded it into a nearby trash can. She appeared more upset than ever before.

anger surging within her chest, she tightly

and nobody could easily bring

deputy general manager and executives of

at the dinner

shock, they quickly understood the Ratliff Group’s intentions.

recently, and Bernard was here to back up Sophie.

Bernard’s presence, the people from the Clowers Group treated Sophie with respect and didn’t

Bernard warmly, offering him the best seat and flattering him, even serving him

remained indifferent throughout the encounter.

returned from outside that Bernard finally glanced up,

had received a message from the vice president

not surprised, but rather

but he did understand that the Laurence Group and the Ratliff Group were set to be linked by marriage in the

Bernard to come and back Sophie up,

up, Jason quickly picked up his

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