A Second Chance At Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 168

Chapter 168 

Eleanor was completely caught off guard when Joelle violently slapped her. 

Her pale, delicate face instantly displayed five blood–red fingerprints, evidence of the impact. The desire to retaliate with a slap welled up inside her, but she lacked the strength to do so. 

The force of the slap left her head buzzing, her heart racing, and made it difficult to catch her breath. 

Physically overpowered by Joelle, she mustered all her energy to prop herself up and fixed Joelle with a cold stare. 

“Ms. Valona, what is the meaning of this?” she questioned, her voice filled with a mix of indignation and determination, 

Joelle, nonchalant, shrugged off the severity of the situation. “No big deal, just wanted to show you that messing with me carries consequences!” 

In a haughty, undisciplined manner, Joelle raised her hand again, preparing to strike Eleanor’s face once more. 

Gritting her teeth, Eleanor took a step back and managed to dodge the incoming slap. Realizing the urgency of the situation, she swiftly reached for her phone in her pocket, but before she could unlock it, Sophie deftly snatched it away. 

Joelle’s slap missed, and seeing Eleanor trying to grab her phone to call the police made her even angrier. 

Sophie took the phone away, giving Joelle a moment of relief, but seeing Eleanor still not backing down, Joelle raised her hand to slap her again. 

Sophie quickly intervened: “Joelle, there are lots of people around, easy to attract attention.” 

They were at the entrance of a shopping mall, with an endless stream of people coming and going. 

If caught on camera or filmed, it might affect her reputation within her social circle. 

Although she had strong PR skills to deal with negative public opinion, it was better not to cause trouble for the Laurence family if possible. 

With that thought, Joelle immediately withdrew her hand and signaled her bodyguard. 

One of the bodyguards quickly covered Eleanor’s mouth with a handkerchief and dragged her to the restroom. 

Eleanor was practically thrown into the restroom by the bodyguard, and before she could even try to escape, she was tightly controlled by the two guards. 

Joelle and Sophie walked gracefully into the restroom, looking down at Eleanor with arrogance. 

*Joelle, is she the one who showed disrespect to you at the hospital before?” 

“Yes, that’s her! She dared to provoke me, even thought of calling the police on me, completely out of her freaking mind!” 

Hearing Joelle’s words, Sophie glared fiercely at Eleanor. 

“Eleanor, I didn’t expect you to be so shortsighted, daring to be rude to Ms. Valona, are you tired of living a peaceful life?” 

“Do you know her?” Joelle asked Sophie. 

Sophie nodded, “She used to be an assistant in the Chairman’s office at the Ratliff Group, seducing many of Ratliff’s clients with her looks. Recently, she hooked up with Mr. Clowers, probably thinking he’d back her up, and that’s why she dared to be rude to you…” 

Upon hearing Sophie’s words, Joelle felt even more disgusted by Eleanor. 

What she hated most were women who seduced men to climb the ladder. 

“Seems like you need a lesson. How dare you regard yourself as a hot stuff, even daring to seduce Mr. Clowers!” 

Joelle and Brenda Mallory were good friends, so of course, she knew who Brenda had been missing. 

But she never thought Eleanor would have the guts to pursue Jason!