A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1245

When the Laurence clan heard Elbert's suggestion, their anger turned into scorn.

"There's no way we'd ever team up with your Pine family."

The beef between the Laurences and the Pines runs deep!

Out of respect for Eleanor, they could play nice for a bit, but team with them? No way!

"Well then, Eleanor can be seen as a Pine, so Ms. Vulpe, her sister, she's a Pine too, and Mr. Clowers ain't a Laurence or a Pine, so we’ll count him as a Pine. And then there's Chase McCall..."

"Hold up, Chase is my buddy, why are you bringing him up?!" Cedric retorted.

"He's just your buddy, not Family. Why should he be considered a Laurence?"

"He was my sister's first love, so he's a Laurence for sure."

The moment Cedric said this, Chase whipped his head towards Sigrid.

She was sitting next to Garett, acting as if she hadn't heard a word, not reacting at all.

Seems like the word "first love" didn't affect her anymore, hence her cool demeanor.

Chase's eyes filled with sadness, a bitter smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Cedric seemed to realize he'd misspoke, and quickly corrected himself.

"Anyway, Chase is my friend. He'd never help you Pines against me!"

With the two sides at a stalemate over who's with whom, Hailey stepped up to back up her husband.

"Mr. Pine, Eleanor married Bernard, so she's a Laurence. And I married Cedric, so I'm a Laurence. As for Mr. Clowers, he's my brother, so naturally, he's with me."

"Right! Hailey's right, they're all Laurences!"

With today's bride, Hailey, speaking up, the Laurences were even more adamant about not joining the Pines.

Elbert couldn't out-argue the Laurences and had to take the hit in numbers.

But it was okay, Elbert grew up in a casino. Who can play cards better than he can?

"Fine, you guys team up with whoever you want. Us four can still take you down!"

Elbert finished, turned back to Robin, raising an eyebrow, "Right, bro?"

Robin gave him a cold look, thinking, "Does Elbert not know how bad his luck is?"

Elbert, however, saw determination in his angry gaze, so he wasn't worried. He slapped the table, "Alright, folks, let's get the betting started!"

Nigel Laurence loved this kind of game. At the mention of betting, he immediately forgot all the bad blood and threw his stakes on the table.

"Ah! I didn't get it. It's up to you guys now. You've got to save my ship and robot!"

Garett, who also didn't draw, heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, it was over.

He put down his cards, pushed his wheelchair away from the crowd, and sat in a corner, quietly watching Eleanor.

Seeing her smile, he couldn't help but smile too...

But then, Bernard's handsome face suddenly appeared in his line of sight and his smile froze.

He quickly looked away to avoid Bernard's gaze, and Bernard...

For Bernard, besides Garett, Robin and Elbert were also his rivals. Of course, he didn't think much of the kid Elbert, but Robin...

Throughout the game, Robin's eyes kept drifting towards Eleanor. He always had that deep, affectionate look in his eyes, as if Bernard didn't even exist...

Bernard had a stone-cold look on his face, plotting in his mind how he was going to deal with Robin while flipping through his cards.

An ace was tossed carelessly onto the table.

"When's this gonna end?"

This boring game, round after round, he didn't even know what got into him, accepting Elbert's challenge out of the blue.