Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
“Are you in love with him?”
While waiting for Cora’s answer, he searched for the answer he wanted in her beautiful eyes.
But Cora smiled, seductive and charming, and said indifferently,
“He treats me well, takes care of everything for me, and handles everything for me. Unlike certain people who always make me guess and wait. Comparatively, it’s not difficult to fall for him.”
She didn’t directly answer Byron’s question, but it sounded no different from an affirmation.
As a result, Byron tightened his grip suddenly, causing Cora intense pain. She struggled and broke free from his control.
“Mr. Hansen, I believe someone as prominent and respectable as you would not stoop to being someone else’s paramour.”
After leaving these words behind, Cora ran toward the room with determination.
Byron looked at the back of the woman running away, and the gloomy look in his eyes almost condensed into reality.
In the evening, everyone who went to the team-building activity had returned, and most of them were busy finding food to satisfy their hunger.
But Lucas immediately went back to his room.
“Cora, are you okay?”
Seeing Cora lying on her side, wearing jeans and a puffy short-sleeved blouse, his anxious heart finally settled down.
“I’m a grown-up. Don’t worry about me so much, and don’t treat me like a child.”
It had been half a day since Cora narrowly escaped being coerced by Byron. During this time, she had thought a lot. She ultimately believed they were unsuitable for getting back together, so her mood calmed down quite a bit.
Lucas’s concern warmed her heart, and it strengthened her determination not to go back to Byron and wait in vain.
Unable to resist his playful nature, Lucas raised his hand and messed up her hair.
“It’s time for my baby to come and eat! They’ve already prepared the barbecue, so there should be food soon.”
“Don’t mess up my hair!”
Cora anxiously fixed her hair and asked,
“Are we having a group dinner again tonight?”
“Yeah, team-building activities usually involve group events. If you don’t want to eat with everyone, I can take you out of this resort to eat.”
Lucas didn’t think much of it and assumed that Cora just wasn’t used to eating with so many people.
In fact, it wasn’t that Cora didn’t dislike dining with others. She just didn’t want to run into Byron again.
But then she thought about it and realized that it was Byron who wanted to force her, and she didn’t do anything wrong. It was Byron who should feel embarrassed, and she didn’t need to hide herself.
“It’s fine, and I’m just curious. Let’s eat with everyone.”
“Whatever you say.”
And so, they grilled by a stream as the night grew darker.
People in the city rarely had this kind of experience, so most of them happily ate and played, while some sat together to play games.
Cora and Lucas chatted while eating, occasionally taking pictures together with their phones.
Only Byron leaned back on the recliner Jason prepared for him, gazing at the sparkling night sky that was far away from the city. Unconsciously, he was distancing himself from them.
But even so, he had an abundance of food and drinks by his side.
Jason personally cooked barbecue for him and even arranged for several bottles of good red wine to be brought over.
Pleasant dining hours always slipped away quietly, and before they knew it, it was already 9 o’clock in the evening.
“Everyone is tired today. How about…”
Jason saw that it was getting late and planned to let the employees and their families rest.
Jason also wanted to lie down in the stilt house and take a good rest. He had been standing and grilling for Byron for over two hours, and his fat feet were already highly uncomfortable. He just wanted to rest as soon as possible.
However, Jason never expected that he would be interrupted before he could finish his sentence.
“It’s rare for us to come out like this, and you want to rest so early?”
When Byron spoke, Jason was taken aback.
Others also looked at Byron with surprise, and Lucas couldn’t help but glance at him as well.
Byron was now dressed in a black polo leisure suit, almost blending into the night.
After saying that, he lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
At the moment when the smoke dispersed around him, he suddenly looked up and glanced at Lucas.
The gazes of the two men unexpectedly met in mid-air.
Lucas narrowed his eyes as he locked onto Byron, his gaze finally settling on the split corner of Byron’s lips.
Meanwhile, Byron raised an eyebrow at him, and it felt like an invisible spark was sizzling in the air…
“Mr. Hansen is right. How about…
we have a few more activities?”
Jason quickly noticed the sparks flying between Byron and Lucas and saw the cut on Byron’s lips.
He instantly understood what had happened.
When the cut on Byron’s lips appeared after he and Cora entered the grove, Jason figured Byron had failed to achieve his intention.
Seeing the intense gaze exchange between Byron and Lucas, he became even more certain of his earlier speculation.
It seemed that Byron didn’t get what he wanted, and naturally, he didn’t want Lucas to get it either.
Preventing something from happening between a man and a woman was easy. What about exhausting one of them physically?
Therefore, Jason suggested a group game involving family members, forming groups of five people, and each group had to do a thousand push-ups.
He deliberately assigned Lucas to the group with the most girls so that he had to do more push-ups.
“If a group of five can’t complete a thousand push-ups, then its members will have to sleep outside tonight.”
When Jason announced the rules, the girls began to complain.
“Come on. This is a rainforest! Although it’s artificial, there are still many bugs and snakes out there. It’s not safe to sleep outside.”
“Yes, and the simulated rainforest system here frequently causes rain. There’s no way we can sleep outside.”
But their complaints were quickly silenced by Jason’s decisive words.
“Only with such cruelty can I get you all to actively finish a thousand push-ups and also remind you not to neglect your daily exercise.”
Although he sounded tough, Jason was still somewhat guilty as he glanced at Lucas.
He had a good relationship with Lucas and admired him, and of course, he was happy for Lucas when he got a girlfriend.
However, now the investor was interested in Lucas’ girlfriend.
He had no choice but to abet evil deeds because now not only his career but even his love life and marriage were under the control of this Mr. Moneybags.
Yet Jason didn’t expect Lucas seemed to have seen through his collusion with Byron, and he even suggested,
“In that case, Mr. Hansen, why don’t you join this activity as well?”
Byron didn’t respond, only giving Lucas a cold look.
Jason felt overwhelmed.
“Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hansen is just an investor. He doesn’t need to participate in our team activities.”
As he spoke, Jason kept winking at Lucas, hinting to him that Byron was not someone to be trifled with and not to confront him head-on.
However, despite Jason’s repeated hints, Lucas continued provoking Byron. Perhaps he had no way to retreat, or he had long been displeased with Byron.
“That’s true. Mr. Hansen is an investor and doesn’t have to join our team activities. But Mr. Woods, as you said, the purpose of this activity is to improve physical fitness. I just kindly suggest that Mr. Hansen should exercise more since I think he doesn’t usually do much physical activity.”
His initial words still sounded polite, but then he got to the point.
“Or is it that you can’t handle such high-intensity exercise, Mr. Hansen? If that’s the case, then forget about it!”
“Mr. Quinn!”
Jason was almost sweating.
He understood best that men hated being questioned about their abilities.
So he worried that Lucas’ words would completely anger Byron.
But persuasion was useless because the next second, Byron coldly replied,
“Who told you I can’t handle it?”
Then he glanced at Cora with a hidden intention.
Cora was speechless.
How awkward!
She didn’t want to get involved in their quarrel at all!
It didn’t take long for Cora to realize why Byron dragged her into his squabble with Lucas.
As soon as his gaze fell on her, Lucas seemed to casually stand in front of her but was actually intentional, as if protecting his possession.
“Let’s have a competition, and then we’ll know whether you can handle it.”
Lucas continued to provoke
Byron.
Extremely displeased by Lucas shielding Cora, Byron replied,
“Why not?”
As a result, what was supposed to be a group activity turned into a duel between these two men, with everyone else as spectators.
To witness such an intense and thrilling scene, many girls were very excited.
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