Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
“Is this just a coincidence, or did Dr. Lane do it purposefully?”
“It’s fine if it’s a coincidence. But if Dr. Lane did it intentionally, her shooting skills must be far superior to
Evelyn’s.”
“Hey, do you think the talent Evelyn’s coach mentioned could be Dr. Lane?”
The ladies present had never seen such a scene before and were discussing excitedly.
Hearing these remarks, Evelyn felt extremely unpleasant.
She treated shooting almost as her life, practicing diligently every day to achieve such excellent results.
She thought Cora was focused solely on studying medicine, and it seemed like she had never even touched a gun before. That was why she thought she could easily win the bag from Cora.
But what happened?
She lost to Cora outright!
Margaret didn’t look any better than Evelyn.
The Cross family had devoted all their efforts to nurturing Evelyn, sending her to the national team.
Even the mansion had a dedicated shooting room for her use.
Yet, in the end, she couldn’t beat a nobody, making the entire Cross family lose face.
Evelyn snapped out of it and felt like she had been played for a fool. She threw down her protective gear and rushed to Cora, pushing her shoulders and confronting her firmly.
“You are obviously the talented disciple Steve mentioned. Why did you pretend not to know him? Why did you pretend to be ignorant of shooting and then compete with me?”
Wearing high heels, Cora almost tripped when she was pushed.
Thankfully, she managed to grab onto a nearby pillar in time, but she twisted her foot in the process.
But compared to the grievances she endured today, the pain in her foot seemed trivial.
“Did I suggest this competition? Did I make it happen by all means? Did I go to great lengths to put my bag on the line as a bet?”
She fired a three-question salvo at Evelyn with her eyes filled with anger.
“Miss Evelyn Cross, you’ve truly amazed me with your twisted logic and audacity.”
From the very beginning, it was Evelyn playing these tricks all by herself.
Cora didn’t want to indulge in such a game, nor did she bother to. It was Evelyn who had orchestrated the entire competition by all means.
Cora merely responded to the challenge to avoid losing the bag that Byron had given her. That was all!
As for Steve…
When Cora took shooting classes in the past, it was one of the many interest classes that Flora had arranged to help her pass the time while studying medicine.
It just so happened that Steve was scouting talented shooters for the National Shooting Team in the interest class at that time, and she became his apprentice because of her accuracy.
Steve wanted her to join the National Shooting Team due to her talent.
However, Cora was focused on studying medicine then and naturally refused his invitation.
Because of that, she had a falling out with Steve, who even threatened that if she didn’t join the
National Shooting Team, they would act as strangers if they met in the future.
Since she firmly refused to join the National Shooting Team back then, how could she shamelessly claim to know Steve, the famous coach?
But to her surprise, this became Evelyn’s ammunition to attack her!
“How dare you argue with me? You…”
Evelyn didn’t expect Cora to bluntly expose her misdeeds. She was so furious that she raised her hand, about to slap Cora.
At this critical moment, Nora finally spoke,
“Stop.”
As the matriarch of the most prominent family in New York, she had considerable authority in this circle.
As soon as Nora spoke, even Margaret, despite her intense hostility toward Cora, had no choice but to say,
“Evelyn, stop.”
Evelyn could only withdraw her hand in anger, but her eyes, burning with rage, were still fixed on Cora.
“I’m sorry for messing up your party, Margaret. We’ll send our apologies another day, and for now, we should take our leave,”
Nora said.
As Nora stopped the dramatic scene, she quickly bid farewell and took Cora away.
Sensing that the atmosphere was off, other ladies also took various excuses to leave.
Before leaving, Sara tried to fuel the fire once again.
“Evelyn, I’m sorry for you. This scheming woman only behaves somewhat normally in the hospital.
She’s utterly outrageous in other places, stirring up trouble everywhere.”
Though her words seemed comforting, she was actually hinting to Evelyn that she could take action against Cora through the hospital and ruin Cora’s reputation.
Recalling her experience of spending nearly 48 hours in jail because of Cora, Sara couldn’t swallow her resentment.
Due to William signing a guarantee with Cora, Sara couldn’t directly handle her at the hospital.
But that didn’t mean she couldn’t instigate others to do so.
Evelyn, growing up in a prominent family and getting used to intrigues, naturally understood Sara’s implication.
“Mrs. Sara Yoris, thank you for your comfort. Apologies for the inadequate hospitality today,”
Evelyn replied politely.
“It’s okay. I’ll take my leave now.”
After bidding farewell to Sara, Evelyn began contemplating how to regain her lost dignity.
On the other hand, as soon as Cora got into Nora’s car, she was scolded.
“Why are you so uncompromising? Don’t you know that your actions not only make Evelyn lose face in this circle but also make the Cross family hold a grudge against you? What if they take it out on
Byron?”
Nora strongly disapproved of Cora’s actions today and began reproaching her straight away.
“I admit that the way I confronted her was a bit extreme, but I had no choice. Didn’t you notice her continuous provocation toward me?”
Cora was also annoyed. Evelyn should have been responsible for all these and even caused her to sprain her foot. Why did Nora scold her?
Perhaps in Nora’s heart, she, Byron’s fianc?e, couldn’t even compare to an outsider like Evelyn.
“While her provocations were unjustified, your method was also inappropriate. Your priority now is to integrate into this circle rather than alienate yourself from it. Social circles are about resource exchange. If you handle it well, you can achieve twice the results with half the effort, but if not, you’ll only cause difficulties to Byron.”
Nora added,
“In any case, you disappointed me today. Get off the car now and think about how to act from now on.”
Left in the bustling streets, despite the scorching sun overhead, Cora felt her heart filled with gloom.
Although she admitted that Nora’s words were reasonable, she couldn’t help but feel aggrieved. Why must she bear such treatment?
Thinking this way, she suddenly felt uncertain about her future with Byron…
After walking for a while, she simply squatted by the roadside.
Her sprained ankle was hurting, and upon inspection, she found it swollen.
Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
Just then, a Porsche stopped next to her and honked the horn.
Cora raised her head and saw Tyler’s handsome face appearing at the driver’s window.
“Cora, why are you squatting here?”
Since Cora indirectly expressed her affection for Byron and rejected Tyler, although they met at the hospital, they would just nod and go their separate ways, obviously trying to distance themselves from each other.
But now, seeing her squatting alone on the street, Tyler couldn’t help but come over to check on her.
“I’m fine. I just…”
Cora hurriedly wiped away her tears, trying to conceal her misery and helplessness.
Unexpectedly, Tyler immediately noticed her swollen foot.
“What happened to your foot?”
He quickly got out of the car to check her ankle.
“I sprained it.”
Cora tried to sound casual.
“It’s quite severe. You need to go to the hospital. Get in the car.”
Ignoring Cora’s refusal, Tyler forcibly took her into the car.
Even though she didn’t hold a place in her heart for him, he had her in his heart alone, so how could he bear to see her injured and helpless?
Then Tyler accompanied Cora to the hospital for an X-ray and some medication.
After dealing with everything, he drove Cora back to her apartment.
The car stopped, and a Koenigsegg happened to park on the other side.
As the tall and handsome man got out of the car, he immediately spotted Cora sitting in Tyler’s car, with his cold eyes locked onto Tyler through the windshield.
Unsure if she was afraid that he would be angry or for some other reason, Cora quickly pushed the car door open, ready to get out.
Suddenly, Tyler called out to her.
“Wait, Cora.”
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