A Second Chance at Forever ( Eleanor Shultz )
A Second Chance at Forever Chapter 1266

Chapter 1266

Trailing behind Bernard, Evan took a few steps before suddenly stopping and turning to look at Gianna in the car.

“If I don’t come back, replace someone else to marry.”

Gianna’s heart clenched as she stared at Evan’s retreating figure. Her crush on him had always been unspoken.

Evan was always with these things, he had no clue about her feelings.

But his words just now seemed to imply that he knew she loved him, that she had always been loving him silently from behind.

Gianna’s usually indifferent eyes began to sting and redden….

She thought to herself, “Evan, if you don’t come back, I’ll be single for life.”

After Bernard left, Eleanor found it hard to focus on anything. Often, she’d curl up on the couch in the study, staring blankly out the window.

Pearce, on several occasions, brought Nina to cheer her up when he came to collect the blueprint for the Sharp family. Eleanor would force a smile but it wasn’t genuine.

The nights were the hardest. Eleanor was used to sleeping in Bernard’s arms. Now, with him gone, she dared not turn off the lights. Waking up in the middle of the night, she would reach out for him, only to touch cold emptiness, leaving her heartbroken.

Bernard didn’t bring his cellphone on his mission. She couldn’t contact him or video call him. All she could do was stay home, draw, and wait for him…

Over at the Lawrence Group, Cedric followed Bernard’s instructions and announced internally that Bernard was on a business trip to North Funland for a month. In the meantime, he would act as CEO.

He managed to reassure the employees, but not the other members of the Laurence family. Upon hearing Bernard was gone, they began to fuss about the share distribution and demanded an explanation from Cedric.

Cedric was confronted daily by the troublesome relatives at the entrance of the company or in the meeting room. Initially, he endured it due to the persuasion of Bernard, but as it happened more frequently, he started to lose his temper..

But the relatives still working at the Laurence Group weren’t easily intimidated. “Cedric, you’re just a stand-in CEO, not the family head. If you can’t give an explanation, just sell the shares openly.”

They feared that Bernard, the ruthless one, would seek revenge, so they didn’t dare to ask Eleanor for shares. But Cedric was different. He was just an immature kid. Who would be afraid of him?

However, they underestimated Cedric. Apart from being hot-tempered and impulsive, he could be pretty ruthless too. “Taylor Laurence, you’re in charge of personnel management in the company, aren’t you?”

Taylor nodded, “Yes, my subordinates are in charge of the administrative department.

Cedric’s eyes darkened, “Fire all those who oppose Bernard’s share distribution!”

Everyone in the meeting room was stunned, even Taylor questioned if he had heard right. He leaned forward, “You mean, all of them?”

There were many relatives currently working in the Laurence family. Firing all of them would lead to a huge consequence.

But Cedric was adamant, “Have it done by this afternoon. I don’t want to see them tomorrow.”

With that, Cedric shut his laptop, got up and left the meeting room.

Watching his receding figure, Taylor and Kendrick Laurence exchanged glances Cedric had changed recently, becoming more mature and determined.

But that was a good thing. They were fed up with those old-fashioned relatives. Now that Cedric had openly broken off relations, they would have to calm the relatives. With someone giving orders and others cleaning up the mess, the Laurence Group could survive forever.

After handling company matters, Cedric returned to his office, stared at the countdown on the calendar, filled with worry and uncertainty. He wondered how Bernard was doing and whether he could return in a month.

A month later, Eleanor’s blueprint was completed and delivered to the Sharp family by Pearce. But Bernard didn’t return as scheduled.