Chapter 50 âAre you going to see the President?â
Beautiful Sophie, dressed in professional attire, asked Eleanor, who was waiting for the elevator but hesitated to get in, with confusion.
Eleanor snapped back to reality, hurriedly shook her head and said, âSorry, I forgot to get something. Ms. Ratliff, you guys go ahead.â
She then turned around and left without daring to look at them for too long.
Sophie watched Eleanor disappear and couldnât help but say to Bernard, âWhat a weird assistant. Weâre not monsters, why is she so scared that she wonât even share an elevator with us?â
Bernard didnât respond, his indifferent eyes showed no emotion as he had no interest in anything around him.
you Seeing this, Sophie stretched out her slender hand and draped it around his arm, softly thanking him, âBernard, thank for taking me to the ER that night. Iâve been abroad for the past few years and not used to the food there; I developed gastritis, and it keeps coming back. I really appreciate your help.â
That day her father took her to visit the Laurence family and they discussed their engagement. In her excitement, she had a few more drinks than she should have, not thinking it would upset her stomach like that. Fortunately, Bernard was kind enough not to refuse her request to take her to the ER in front of everyone.
Sheâd been trying to find an opportunity to thank him, but every time she visited the Laurence Group, his assistant said he wasnât there. If it werenât for her father needing to speak to him today, she might never have had the chance to say thank you.
Bernard glanced at her hand on his arm, then coldly said, âYou wrinkled my clothes.â
Sophie quickly released his arm, lowered her head, and asked with disappointment, âHasnât your mysophobia been cured yet?â
Bernard wiped his clothes with a handkerchief and replied coldly. It canât be cured.â
Sophie was taken aback.
On her first day at work, he had held her hand and even allowed her to sit on his lap accidentally, and he didnât seem to mind.
The night her acute gastritis flared up, it was Bernard who carried her out of the car at the ER.
She had thought that after five years, his mysophobia was gone. She didnât expect his reply.
It probably wasnât that it couldnât be cured, but it was more like he had some resentment towards her and didnât want her to touch him.
âIâm sorry,â Sophie explained cautiously, âI rejected your proposal five years ago because I didnât think I was good enough. Thatâs why I went abroad to study. Now Iâm the president of Ratliff Group and I can stand beside you. Can you please stop being mad at me?â
Bernardâs cold demeanor softened slightly as he glanced at Sophie. My illness has nothing to do with you, donât overthink it,â he reassured her.
Sophie finally felt a sense of relief. Understanding that Bernard had always struggled with mysophobia, she resolved to be patient and allow him the necessary time to adjust to her presence.
Meanwhile, Eleanor returned to her seat, her complexion appearing slightly pale. She hadnât anticipated Sophie and Bernard being in the elevator at that moment, let alone their destination being the Presidentâs office.
Had she known about their presence, she would never have chosen to use the presidentâs private elevator. She had vowed to never appear before him again, but fate seemed to have other plans, bringing them faceâtoâface once more in such a short span of time.
Yet seeing Bernard once more felt like an eternity had passed.
A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)
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ï¤Chapter 1765 (END)
Sophie was at his side, and she herself too was now owned by a stranger.
It seemed as if they had both returned to their original paths.
The only difference was that Bernard quickly withdrew, while she was not so ready to give up yet.
She took a deep breath, opened her laptop, and prepared to sort out the handover files. At that moment, however, the President called her.
Eleanor was stunned. The President rarely contacted her directly, even when he had something for her, he would usually ask Rosita. Why would he call her personally now?