Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
Gabe frowned slightly, his inquiring gaze searching for clues on Cora’s face.
However, Cora gritted her teeth, concealing her bitterness and helplessness. She spoke calmly,
“Well, yes, it’s like that. Why do you ask?”
“Nothing, I heard from my lawyer that he provided the bail for me, which allowed me to get out smoothly. I thought there might be some kind of connection between you and him.”
Gabe also knew the relationship between Byron and Eason, so he was so worried when he learned that it was Byron who had bailed him out and even gave him a lot of money.
But Gabe was obviously relieved to hear that Cora calmly denied everything between her and Byron.
“Maybe he helped you because he once collaborated with Dad.”
Cora could only use their late father as an excuse.
In this way, Gabe wouldn’t go to find out whether what she had said was true.
As for Byron, Cora knew he probably didn’t want anyone to know about their relationship, so he wouldn’t meet with Gabe.
“Maybe.”
When they reached the subway entrance, Gabe said, Cora, I’ll temporarily stay at Lorenzo’s place. But my phone will be on 2, so feel free to call me if you need anything.”
Lorenzo Yates was their late father’s right-hand man and former chief lawyer of the Lane Group.
Cora and Gabe used to visit Lorenzo’s house frequently, so he basically watched them grow up.
When Gabe was implicated, Lorenzo had been working hard to get him out.
So, Gabe staying at Lorenzo’s wasn’t surprising.
However, Cora still wanted to persuade him to come back with her.
“Gabe, I bought an air mattress. If you don’t want to sleep on my bed, you can sleep on the air mattress.”
She knew Gabe wouldn’t let her sleep on the sofa, so she had prepared everything before he was released.
But Gabe still refused, saying,
“That place is too small. Besides, Cora, you’re a grown woman now, and it would be inconvenient for both of us to live together.”
Seeing Cora’s dejected expression, he comforted her,
“But I promise you, once I’ve settled down, I’ll find a bigger place as soon as possible and bring you over.”
Gabe’s reasoning made sense. Although they were siblings, they were still a man and a woman.
Cora’s apartment was indeed quite small, and it would be inconvenient for them to live together.
So, in the end, Cora compromised.
After seeing Gabe off at the subway station, Cora returned to Flora’s ward.
Flora was knitting that scarf again, already halfway done.
“Why are you back?”
Flora asked, glancing at Cora and then focusing on the scarf, her brows furrowing.
Cora wasn’t sure if Flora was worried that she would ask for that scarf or if she was curious why Cora hadn’t gone home with Gabe.
Cora believed it was the latter since she saw the scarf as a gift from Flora to repair their mother-
daughter relationship.
“Gabe wanted to stay at Lorenzo’s house and had already informed him,”
Cora said, sitting beside
Flora. She planned to buy some things for Gabe and send them to him this weekend.
“Then what else are you up to?”
Flora’s question felt off to Cora, making her feel like Flora didn’t want her to be there.
But Cora assumed it was due to Flora caring about the reason for the sudden visit to her ward because, after all, Flora was her mother.
She sniffed and tried to calm down as she replied,
“Mom, I broke up…”
“Why did you break up with Byron?”
Flora put down her needlework, sounding concerned.
Cora looked at Flora’s reaction and thought that her mother still cared about her.
Look at how she immediately dropped her needlework as soon as she heard about the breakup!
But since Cora felt she was loved, she could hardly maintain her calmness, and even her voice carried a hint of hoarseness.
“He didn’t want to get married, so we broke up.”
Such an excuse was inspired by Flora’s previous question about her marriage.
As expected, Flora seemed to agree, saying,
“That’s right. Without a commitment, no matter how good-
looking he is, you just can’t date him any longer.
“A woman only has a few good years, and you can’t waste them on someone like him.”
At first, Flora’s words warmed Cora’s heart.
But as she kept talking, Flora suddenly said,
“I will find another man for you these days. I’ll try my best to let you get married by the end of this year.”
Cora couldn’t help but frown.
“Mom, I’m still young. There’s really no need to rush into marriage.”
She admitted that she couldn’t let go of Byron just yet.
It wouldn’t be fair to rush into a new relationship without letting her heart completely heal.
“But I’m eager to let you get married now.”
Flora thought about Jane’s previous insistence on getting
Cora married as soon as possible, and the urgency made her irritable.
She worried that if she couldn’t handle even this small matter well, Jane would disdain her.
Without waiting for Cora’s agreement, Flora took out her phone and started searching for the contact information of several other patients who had asked about her daughter’s situation and expressed interest in introducing her to someone. Ignoring Cora’s protests, she called all of them.
Cora felt frustrated. Flora had never been this anxious about her marriage before, so why did she suddenly change?
But to avoid upsetting Flora, she suppressed all her doubts and questions.
Over the next few weeks, Cora remained busy.
She worked in the emergency room until eight or nine in the evening every day. On her days off, she would visit Gabe, bringing him food and clothes. With Lorenzo’s assistance, Gabe began managing the remaining Lane Group assets.
Occasionally, Cora received messages from Lucas asking about post-operative precautions after his father’s heart stent placement, and she also answered him patiently.
Her life began to regain its rhythm. She no longer had to carve out time each week to learn wood carving or report to Byron if she had occasional overtime, afraid that he would be waiting at home for too long.
During the day, she rarely thought of him, but on nights when silence filled the air, her yearning would overflow uncontrollably.
Occasionally, she would subconsciously betray her intentions and quietly gather information related to him.
Such as the Hansen Group obtaining development rights for a certain area under Byron’s guidance, or
Byron being selected as one of the top ten outstanding young people.
But amidst all these collected pieces of information, there was still no definitive news about his engagement with Jane.
But it didn’t matter anymore. Cora believed that after some days, she would grow accustomed to not having him by her side and eventually let go of him completely.
The only thing that bothered her was the blind dates arranged by Flora, one per week.
No matter how much she emphasized that she wasn’t ready for marriage, Flora would still insist on her going to meet her dates according to her schedule.
Cora worried that outright refusal would upset her mother, so every Saturday night, she reluctantly went to various places to meet her dates.
This week, Flora set her up with an IT guy at the Seasons Restaurant.
Little did Cora expect that this man would be none other than Lucas.
“Why is it you?”
Cora couldn’t hide her surprise.
“Dr. Lane?”
Lucas seemed equally astonished.
In the Seasons Restaurant, Cora said resignedly,
“I didn’t expect that the blind date my mother arranged for me would be you. I thought it was your namesake.”
“Dr. Lane, it’s quite a surprise to see you too.”
Lucas wore a sapphire blue suit and glasses today, looking like a successful person in the tech industry.
“My family has been urging me to get married, and it gave me a headache. I have almost two blind dates a week.”
he said.
He took off his glasses, revealing those charming eyes.
Cora seemed to have found empathy.
“I’m in a similar situation. But it’s a little better than yours because I’ve been busy in the hospital and can only participate in one blind date a week.”
“That’s also very painful. And with your condition, you should be upset about how to reject the other party.”
said Lucas.
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