Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
It seemed that Elena personally cooked today, as she was wearing an apron.
She looked gentler and more feminine than before.
The sight of them together resembled a married couple.
Cora clenched her hands, hanging at her sides.
But she still smiled brightly.
“Oh, such a sumptuous breakfast today!”
She approached them and took the seat next to Byron, grabbing his hand.
“Aren’t you afraid of getting sick if you eat so much?”
Her words playfully accused Byron of being surrounded by women.
And she was also indirectly against Elena.
“What we eat is none of your concern, Miss Lane.”
Elena quickly calmed down and began to counterattack against
Cora.
“And if you are worried about overeating and getting sick, then you can skip our breakfast.”
These were the freshest vegetables and meat she had bought from the market early in the morning, all cooked to capture Byron’s taste and, hopefully, his heart. Cora had no right to be picky.
“I didn’t plan on eating. I just want to ask my husband a question,”
Cora replied, giving Elena a brief glance before turning her attention back to Byron.
That single glance made Elena feel a vague sense of unease.
She had a feeling that Cora’s question might put her in an awkward position.
Interrupting Cora’s words, she said,
“Byron is not your husband. At most, he’s your ex??usband.”
“Ex??usband is still a husband. Besides, since we spent so many days and nights together, regardless of anything else, at least I still have the right to have casual chats with him and address him as I like, don’t I?”
Cora replied, giving Byron a smile.
Her already enchanting eyes looked even more mesmerizing with that smile.
For a moment, Byron felt a little distracted.
Disliking Cora’s carefree attitude, Elena wanted to retort again.
However, Byron suddenly spoke up,
“What do you want to ask? Hurry up.”
Cora felt somewhat favored again upon hearing his words as if she had returned to four years ago.
Back then, whenever someone was even slightly ill??ntentioned toward her, Byron would launch indiscriminate attacks.
She really missed those days, and now it seemed that all her struggles had finally paid off.
Seeing Cora’s sweet appearance, Elena felt increasingly annoyed.
But since Byron had shown his attitude, she had to respect him.
She had to suppress her displeasure with Cora and repeatedly told herself,
“I’ve waited for four years. I can’t make any hasty move now. Otherwise, all my previous efforts will be in vain.”
While Elena tried to suppress her emotions, Cora suddenly turned her gaze toward her.
Flustered, she saw Cora smile slightly.
“Byron, Miss Turner said you are her boyfriend now. Is that true?”
In that instant, Elena felt her heart almost jump into her throat.
She had just said that to annoy Cora.
But now, Cora was asking Byron for the truth directly in front of her. Other than feeling embarrassed, she was afraid that Byron would think she was a liar and despise her.
In a panic, Elena wanted to deny it outright, but as she turned to look at Byron, their eyes met.
His gaze was deep and inscrutable, leaving her unsure of how to respond.
She ended up lowering her head and avoiding eye contact with Byron.
Cora had been secretly observing their expressions all along.
Seeing Elena’s guilty demeanor, she already had a good idea of the answer.
However, she still wanted to hear it from Byron. So she urged him once more,
“Say it.”
This time, Byron suddenly reached out and held her chin, looking into her eyes.
But instead of sparking a fire, their eye contact felt more like generating ice shards.
“Are you so curious?”
His voice was even colder than his eyes.
“Yes.”
Cora nodded affirmatively.
Their conversation was torture for Elena.
She didn’t expect that Byron would help her maintain the lie.
She even thought that when Byron revealed the truth, she would embarrass herself in front of Cora.
Then, she would never be able to show her face to Cora again.
But in her anxious wait, she heard Byron say,
“What she said is true. You have no right to question it.”
Elena looked up in disbelief.
She couldn’t believe Byron had helped her, sparing her from embarrassment in front of Cora.
At this time, Byron’s gaze fell on her, sending shivers down her spine.
When Elena encountered his gaze, she froze for a moment.
Meanwhile, Cora’s eyes held a touch of desolation and indignation. She even involuntarily shook off
Byron’s hand.
“Are you sure? If you are in a relationship, you should be living together by now. She shouldn’t need to cook breakfast for you every morning to please you!”
Cora said.
She knew better than anyone what Byron would be like when he was in love.
So she was pretty sure that Elena hadn’t truly made her way his heart yet.
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What saddened and angered her was that Byron had hurt her just to protect another woman’s pride.
But Byron remained unruffled and barely changed his expression.
He merely glanced briefly at Cora and said,
“Don’t act like you understand me so well. You should know four years will easily change a person.”
Tears welled up in Cora’s eyes, and she even tasted the bitterness of blood in her mouth.
The most familiar people knew the weakest point best.
Byron’s attacks felt swift and merciless, and she couldn’t defend herself.
Cora wanted to ask more questions, but Byron’s demeanor was so cold that her tears were almost falling right then and there.
In the end, with a heavy heart and indignation, she decided to leave.
She might leave a weak impression on her rival if she didn’t go now.
Byron didn’t try to stop Cora or look at her departing figure.
Instead, he kept looking at the nutritious breakfast on the table and reached for a piece of cheesecake.
Elena noticed his clenched jawline as he chewed, leaving her uncertain.
“Byron…”
But did his protection of her in front of Cora mean she held some importance to him, even more than
Cora?
She couldn’t bring herself to ask Byron for the answer directly.
So, after pondering for a while, she asked another question,
“How does the cheesecake taste?”
Her intention was to shift Byron’s focus from Cora’s departure back to the delicious food on the table.
But she never expected his response.
“Very good. Don’t make it again next time.”
Then he left the table without another word.
Elena watched him walk away, feeling puzzled for a while. She then realized he was still angry at her for making up such a lie in front of Cora.
On top of that, he had warned her not to do it again.
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