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.
Her deep love for him would also be buried in the grave with time, no one would ever know...
In Bernard’s private estate, the assistant parked the car at the entrance, and Cedric quickly got out.

He was just about to go inside the villa to look for Bernard when a Koenigsegg pulled into the garden.
A tall man stepped out of the car.
He was tall and well–proportioned, his body flawless.
His entire demeanor exuded an air of superiority, accompanied by a potent oppressive force that deterred people from
approaching.
Even Cedric, seeing such a Bernard, would feel a bit jittery, let alone his opponents.
Adjusting his mood, Cedric approached Bernard.
“Bernard, you’re back?”
He actually wanted to ask Bernard where he had been since he had left Midnight Bar before him but arrived home later.
Seeing Bernard’s unhappy face, though, he didn’t dare ask.
Bernard ignored him and strode past him into the villa.
The maid, who had already been waiting in the hallway, saw him coming and quickly bowed, respectfully greeting him.
Bernard took off his suit jacket, untied his tie, handed it to the maid, and walked to the bar.
He 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?”
Cedric seldom came to his private villa, so there must be something he wanted to say if he was here this late.
Taking the wine, Cedric eyed him and saw his face wasn’t as bad as before, so he boldly spoke up.
“Did Ms. Shultz offend you before?”
It was the first time Cedric had seen the usually gentlemanly Bernard douse a woman with alcohol.
Bernard shot him a cold glance, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t.”

Cedric wasn’t angry when scolded. Instead, he smiled, “Is she your mistress?”
He knew his cousin had a mistress, but he’d never seen her.
If it hadn’t been for his unusual behavior tonight, Cedric might never have known who that woman was.
Bernard looked at him with deep, cold
eyes,
“What do you
want to say?”
saw
Bernard targeting Eleanor so
Cedric had originally planned to probe a little more, but seeing
Putting away his gentle smile, Cedric asked seriously: “Have
When he
much at Midnight
years.
him so
direct, he
you fallen
Bar, he guessed she was the woman Bernard had been
stopped beating around the bush.
for Ms. Shultz?”

supporting
for five
At
first, seeing
that Eleanor looked a bit like Sophie, he thought Bernard was treating her as
But later, his cousin actually lost control because of Ms. Shultz. To be
Sophie’s stand–in.
precise, he was jealous.
Anyone in this world can be jealous, but his cousin must not, SO this was
not a good thing.