Filed to story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
Georgia nodded hurriedly. She knew about her uncle’s plan fortoday.
And thus, Byron quickly left the backstage.
Only after Georgia made sure again and again that Byron had left did she clutch Cora’s hand.
“Aunt Cora, I’m so stupid. I have done something so terrible to you.”
“What is it?”
Cora subconsciously asked, but seeing Georgia’s flustered and guilty look, she didn’t have the heart to reprimand her.
“It’s okay. No matter what you did, I will always forgive you.”
“Aunt Cora, you have to be careful of Isidra!”
Georgia’s words left Cora at a loss.
“Be careful of Isidra? What’s wrong with her?”
Georgia said bluntly,
“She likes Uncle Byron!”
Cora was bewildered.
“She likes your uncle? I think that’s impossible.”After all, Byron told her earlier that both Isidra and her brother were eyeing her!
So much so that Byron looked as if he was about to overturn the table and tear those siblings apart when Vaughn gave her the scar cream.
But Georgia just told her that Isidra liked Byron instead.
She was completely disoriented now.
“Why is it impossible? She stayed in the Hansen Mansion because she was going for my uncle.”
Georgia had explained everything, yet Cora still looked at her in disbelief, and she felt as if she was dying out of exasperation.
“Anyway, you have to trust me. Isidra is here for my uncle. I won’t a*sociate with her in the future, and you must remember, don’t let her get close to my uncle.”
Seeing Georgia’s distressed look, Cora had no choice but to promise her.
“Okay, I got it. Look how frightened you are. She’s not even about a man-eating beast.”
At the same time, whatever Byron was saying on the stage caused the audience to give out very enthusiastic applause.
Driven by curiosity, Cora couldn’t help looking at Byron through the pa*sage leading to the stage.
But that man was walking in her direction before suddenly kneeling on one knee in front of her, a diamond ring in his hand.
Cora was slightly stumped, and she could only stand there unmovingly.
Was Byron about to formally propose at his birthday banquet?
That explained why he kept demanding her to style herself today and insisted on taking her backstage.
When those jumbled thoughts came to her, Byron’s intoxicating and charming voice resounded from the stage again.
“Cora, do you think it’s a bit sudden that I proposed to you at the birthday banquet today?”
Cora was still in a daze, which proved Byron had guessed it right.
“To be honest, I planned this proposal long ago. Four years ago, to be exact. I like you to the extent that I hope the whole world knows about it, and I wish to give you more than what other women in the world have.
“However, that sudden turn of events has made us miss out on each other for four years. And ever since we met again, there was not a day that I didn’t regret being absent from your life in the last four years.”While Byron was pouring out his feelings pa*sionately, Georgia turned around and saw that Cora’s face was already drenched with tears.
Georgia suddenly felt that her previous worries seemed unnecessary.
Byron and Cora loved each other so much, so how could it be possible for someone like Isidra to get in the way so casually?
Georgia finally felt immensely relieved.
As for the man on the stage, his confession was still going.
“There are not many such four years in life, so I hope we can keep holding each other’s hands tightly for every four years that come for the rest of our lives…
Cora, will you marry me?”
As soon as he said that, the audience burst into applause again.
Many people also chanted,
“Marry him! Marry him!”
Suddenly, the backstage staff also came up to urge Cora.
“Mrs. Hansen, go up now. Mr. Hansen can’t wait any longer.”
Not only the staff, but even Georgia next to her was also urging her.
“Aunt Cora, go up now. My uncle almost turns into a stone overthere.”
With everyone teasing her, Cora felt her face was unbearably hot.
But she still couldn’t help meeting the man’s gaze before finally stepping onto the stage.
Under everyone’s attention, she nodded to the man with tears in her eyes.
And thus, the man put the diamond ring on the ring finger of her left hand at the fastest speed, then hugged her tightly in his arms and whispered,
“Thank you, Cora. This is the best gift I have ever received.”
Cora hugged him back and said in a very shaky voice,
“I also want to thank you. Thank you for not giving up on me.”
Perhaps because the excitement in her heart had reached its maximum, Cora did the most daring act in her life.
She stood on tiptoe and k*ssed Byron in the eyes of everyone.
Yes, she was indeed very grateful to him.
In the face of her feelings, there were times when she was a coward, withdrawing herself, and performing unsatisfactorily.
It was this man who remained true to his heart, always holding her hand tightly and never letting go so that they could have their happiness today.
Byron had wanted to k*ss Cora, but he didn’t do so as he was worried that she would be embarra*sed to k*ss in front of everyone.
Now that she had taken the initiative to k*ss him, how could Byron let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
Soon, he gained the upper hand and turned it into a full k*ss.
And because of their vigorous k*sses, the audience once again burst into thunderous applause.It was the first time Georgia witnessed what love looked like up close, and she was also deeply touched when she saw Byron and Cora exchanging lingering k*sses affectionately.
She even wondered if her and Efren’s love would be as vibrant as Byron and Cora’s.
Just as Georgia was immersed in her fantasy, a familiar male voice came behind her.
“Honey…”
Georgia instantly had goosebumps all over her b*dy when she heard it.
She turned abruptly and saw Lenard standing not far away, propping himself up on a crutch with one hand.
Georgia wasn’t sure if it was because of the dim light backstage, but she felt that Lenard looked inexplicably creepy now.
She coldly pointed out,
“As I said, we have nothing between us anymore. Stop calling me that! It’s disgusting!”
But Lenard said,
“Sorry, I’m used to it, and it’s hard to change it for some time.”
Lenard seemed to be in a good mood, making Georgia feel slightly uncomfortable.
So she skipped the subject and asked,
“Why are you here?”
“Have you forgotten? Today is your uncle’s birthday banquet, and all the staff of companies under the Hansen Group are invited.”
The skincare company under Georgia’s ownership was also a part of the Hansen Group, and they must have received the invitation, too.
So logically, Lenard, who worked at Georgia’s skincare company, also came to the banquet.When Lenard saw the influential guests present, he felt very uncomfortable.
If he hadn’t betrayed Georgia back then, he would have been a member of their circle now.
But his recent experience had told him that everything that had happened in the world was irreversible.
And that was why he had started not to dwell on this anymore.
As long as he could get today’s job done and smoothly board the plane abroad, he would soon be able to make a comeback.
Given time, there might be chances he could do better than Byron.
Georgia said,
“Oh, I remember now. My mother called the company to talk about it yesterday.”
But then she frowned.
“Then why did you come backstage?”
“I wanted to find the restroom and thought it was here, but when I came inside, it turned out it was not the right place.”
Suddenly, Lenard’s tone became more subdued.
“Georgia, canyou come to help me up those few steps?”
Georgia only looked at him with a frown and didn’t respond immediately.
Apparently, she resented getting in close contact with Lenard very much.
Lenard also seemed to realize it and hurriedly apologized.
“I’m sorry. It’s just that I’ve been walking for a long time, and my legs hurt. If it’s inconvenient for you, forget it.”
With that said, Lenard turned around and walked toward the exit.
However, he was walking limply, as if suffering a lot for every step he took.