Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
After a moment, he still felt it was worth a try to salvage the situation.
“I was just trying to help.”
“Oh, so I should be thanking you?”
Byron’s eyes glinted with a chilling light.
“You’re welcome,”
Carter replied earnestly.
As expected, he saw the veins on Byron’s forehead bulge, an expression of uncontrollable anger.
“I should put you in jail for this.”
“No, sir, you can’t. I didn’t violate the law or any regulations of the company.”
Carter tried hard to ignore
Byron’s furious look.
“Oh, don’t worry. If I truly want you to end up in jail, I’ll do everything to make that happen!”
But in the end, Byron wasn’t in the mood to continue arguing with Carter. He picked up the car keys from the corner of the desk and hurriedly left the office.
The scene of Cora’s hand being burned red kept replaying in his mind.
“There is a meeting in half an hour,”
Carter reminded from behind.
“Put it off.”
In an eyeblink, Byron left the office as if his feet were on fire.
…
Cora didn’t know how she managed to leave the Hansen Group building.
The bright sunlight shone on her delicate face, but it couldn’t dispel the gloom in her heart.
She wandered the streets like a lost soul.
From the Hansen Group to her place, it took her nearly three hours to arrive.
However, as she pushed open the door, she noticed that the man she hadn’t seen in this house for so long was standing right in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
When Cora entered, Byron was on the phone, speaking while smoking.
“No need. I’ve found her.”
He glanced at her briefly, his deep eyes unable to reveal any emotions.
Then Byron hung up the phone and walked towards Cora.
Seeing his gloomy face, Cora didn’t want to make herself seem so miserable, so she hurriedly calmed herself down.
“Isn’t this Mr. Hansen? Why are you here today?”
She greeted him with a smile, but her heart was filled with sorrow.
It seemed that their relationship was finally coming to an end.
“Don’t talk to me like that.”
Byron stubbed out his cigarette butt. His voice was so hoarse that he didn’t sound like himself.
“But you’re going to be engaged to someone else, Mr. Hansen. I truly don’t know how I should talk to you.”
Then, Cora continued,
“I said that I won’t take another woman’s fianc? in.”
Byron could only feel a lump in his throat. He could only look blankly into her mesmerizing eyes, which seemed to be filled with tears.
Cora was waiting during this suffocating silence, waiting for him to give her a reasonable explanation, waiting for a chance to bring them back to their past.
Even if the reason Byron gave her was the most absurd lie in this whole world, she would still trust him and love him until the very end, no matter what would be waiting for them in the future.
But in the end, Byron only said,
“I’m sorry…”
Cora immediately understood that what Carter had said was true. Byron was getting engaged to a woman. He would cherish her, have kids with her, spend the rest of his life with her, and let everyone envy how affectionate they were. But, sadly, that woman was Jane.
As for Cora, she would no longer be in any part of his future.
Cora and Byron locked eyes, and for a moment, the tears that had been welling up uncontrollably threatened to fall.
But in the end, she closed her eyes. And when she looked back at him, it seemed as though she had cleaned up all her tears and mixed feelings inside.
Once again, she smiled charmingly at Byron.
Her smile gradually filled her dimples, which fascinated Byron with their sweetness.
“There’s no need to apologize. We both knew what we were getting into, remember?”
In fact, he had made it clear from the beginning that he only wanted to sleep with her without any commitment.
However, Cora couldn’t help but fall for him, which led them to this dilemma.
Seeing her expressions changing constantly, Byron felt panicked and didn’t know what to say.
But before he could respond, she continued,
“However, breaking up comes at a high cost. Have you really thought it through?”
Cora had to face the truth even if she didn’t want to, and she understood that despite the despair, life had to go on.
Instead of being stubborn and giving up everything, she thought it would be better to ask for something when they parted ways. At least it would make her future days a little easier, free from being bullied, and could serve as a memory of their time together.
Byron hadn’t expected Cora to bring up the break-up fee so quickly. While he did intend to give it to her, her direct request made him feel that her previous display of heartbreak and despair over his engagement may have been an act.
To put it bluntly, her fondness and even admiration for him were based solely on his financial capabilities.
This made him feel quite unfair, just like back then…
But he didn’t refuse her request outright. He suppressed his sorrowful feelings and, with an expressionless look, asked,
“How much do you want?”
“I want my brother to be released as soon as possible,”
Cora answered promptly. It seemed that she had already made up her mind beforehand.
“That can be arranged. He would be released within this month. I’ll have someone check on him and expedite the process,”
Byron assured her.
“Good.”
Cora tightened and then loosened her grip on her skirt, finally saying,
“You may leave now.”
With those words, she turned and walked toward her room.
But soon, Byron suddenly grabbed her hand.
His unexpected move made Cora feel a surge of anticipation.
But she couldn’t help but tease him with a sly smile,
“Mr. Hansen, are you finding it hard to let me go?”
Byron didn’t respond to her playful remark. Instead, he took out a tube of ointment from his pocket and squeezed some onto the back of her hand.
As the cold ointment landed on her hand, Cora suddenly realized that there were a few blisters on the back of her hand, probably from the burn in his office.
Perhaps she hadn’t felt the pain much before because she had been overwhelmed with sadness.
Now, whether it was due to the soothing effect of the ointment or the fact that Byron personally applied it, making her feel cared for and cherished, she suddenly felt the pain intensify as if it multiplied countless times in an instant. It was so intense that it threatened to bring forth the tears she had struggled to hold back.
In haste, she pulled her hand back and forced a smile.
“Take your clothes when you leave. Let’s pretend we never know each other when we meet again. Otherwise, with my horrible temper, I might do something insane.”
After leaving these harsh words, she went to the bedroom without looking back.
She appeared composed, but as she turned around, tears streamed down her face…
“Just keep an eye on Gabe’s situation and try to get him out in the next couple of days.”
Byron instructed when he returned to the Hansen mansion in the evening. Now, he seemed and sounded as normal as usual.
But when Carter heard his instructions, he couldn’t help but glance at him.
“Is everything settled?”
Byron didn’t answer, only saying,
“Once Gabe is released, transfer 33 million dollars from my personal account to him.”
Gabe was quite capable, and that amount of money would be enough for him to make a fresh start.
In this way, Cora would also have a better future. At the very least, she wouldn’t be looked down upon wherever she went.
They had a peaceful breakup, which saved both of their dignity.
However, Carter seemed to have detected something. Suddenly, he sighed emotionlessly.
“You liked her and protected her wholeheartedly, yet she was only interested in your money.”
As expected, Byron’s indifferent expression instantly turned sour.
His gaze, fixed on Carter, resembled that of a predator lurking in the shadows, ready to hunt its prey.
Carter felt as if he had accidentally found out the truth. He hurriedly said,
“I’ll go transfer the money.”
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