Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
He turned and left in his dejection.
It was the first time Byron had heard Cora speak about his merits in front of his rival, which was quite a novel experience.
He even considered staying to discuss his other strengths with Cora, only to come face to face with her angry stare the moment he turned around.
“Enjoy your food. I’ll be taking my leave.”
He had a feeling that what Cora was about to tell him might be even more cutting than what she said to
Lucas, so he decided it would be optimal to flee the scene.
Since Byron hurried away, Cora assumed he had taken her words to heart and would avoid any further interaction with her.
To her surprise, Byron showed up too when Cora visited Flora during her lunch break the next day.
At that time, Flora was telling Cora about the next candidate she found for her.
“This time, the man is absolutely single, and he works in a state-owned enterprise!”
Flora sounded convinced as if Cora would be missing out if she didn’t meet with the man.
“Mom, I really don’t feel like doing this right now. Can you please stop arranging for me to meet with other men?”
“Why aren’t you in the mood? I gave you a few days off. Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to continue with these dates.”
As Flora tried to persuade Cora, a familiar male voice interrupted them.
“Mrs. Flora Lane, you don’t need to arrange these for her.”
As both women turned their heads, they saw Byron standing at the door of the ward with some fruits…
“Byron?”
“Why are you here?”
Flora and Cora both spoke out, expressing their surprise at someone’s arrival.
Byron walked into the ward calmly, carrying a fruit basket.
“I come and visit Mrs. Flora Lane.”
Cora frowned, looking at Byron up and down.
The man was dressed in a high-end suit. It was apparent that he came directly from the office.
She couldn’t figure out what he was up to, so she couldn’t say anything.
On the other hand, Flora went straight to the point.
“I heard that you don’t want to get married. You broke up with Cora!”
“I thought it was like that then. But after we separated, I found I really wanted to marry her.”
If it weren’t for the fact that when he walked past Cora, she smelled the combination of the familiar smell of tobacco and aftershave from him, she would have thought that this man had been a fake one.
“So you mean now you want to reconcile and marry Cora?”
Flora asked.
“You can understand it this way.”
When Byron said this, he glanced at Cora, who was sitting at the end of Flora’s hospital bed, staring at him.
“How about you, Cora? What do you think?”
Flora also looked at Cora.
Cora came to her senses and opened her mouth, just about to refuse.
She didn’t know what Byron was really pitching here, but at least she knew she didn’t want to start another fruitless relationship.
But she also found that Byron’s glance seemed to have other hidden intentions, as if telling her not to deny it if she didn’t want another blind date.
Came to think about it, with Flora’s stubbornness, if Cora rejected Byron in front of her, Cora would definitely have a blind date every week.
Those horrible memories of blind dates finally made her change her original reply.
“Let’s get in touch again.”
It was an unclear rejection and unambiguous acceptance, so there would still be room for maneuvering in the future.
Seeing that she didn’t refuse, Byron smiled lightly. It was faint but genuine.
When Flora got this result, she was overjoyed and felt that Jane’s task could be completed successfully.
After that, Byron chatted with Flora for a while and left the ward with Cora when it was about time for her to go to work.
“Mr. Hansen, I don’t know what you mean all of a sudden?”
Taking advantage of the time slot while riding the elevator down together, Cora to asked casually.
“I came over here to get the report for my dad. While at it, visited Mrs. Flora Lane.”
Byron didn’t say he came for her, which caused Cora didn’t know how to reject him.
After much deliberation, she said,
“My mother has a history of mental illness and cannot be provoked.
You don’t want to give her hope and let her down again and again.”
Byron didn’t answer right away this time. The elevator reached the emergency room floor, and just as
Cora was stepping out, he said,
“This time, she wouldn’t be disappointed.”
Cora suddenly turned her head, only to see the elevator door closing.
Did he mean that he would really marry her no matter what this time?
No, it could not be possible.
She must hear it wrong. How could Byron really want to marry her?
So she didn’t take it seriously and was soon buried in work.
But to Cora’s surprise, Byron’s follow-up actions qualified the label as the best son-in-law in New York.
During the breaks in the afternoon, he always came to accompany Flora and chat with her.
Not to mention that Flora’s mental state had improved visibly, and
“Byron”
was the most mentioned word in front of Cora daily.
Even Flora’s roommate in the same ward couldn’t help admiring.
“Mrs. Flora Lane, your daughter is lucky to have found such a good boyfriend.”
When the roommate saw Cora, she also kept congratulating her on finding such a good boyfriend and said,
“There are not many good men felt these days. You should tie the knot as soon as possible to avoid long delays causing trouble.”
Every time, Cora could only smile awkwardly. In fact, the relationship between her and Byron was not considered a boyfriend and girlfriend. Still, Byron’s actions this time were unexpected as if he was telling her in disguise that he wanted to marry her. His determination to promise her a future was also disguised.
But was he really ready to leave everything behind for her?
Perhaps it was because of the heart-wrenching pain of being broken up when she was in love last time, which made her hesitate when faced with choices this time around…
In Byron’s office, Carter brought a stack of documents that needed to be signed as usual.
“Go to the First Hospital at noon?”
While waiting for Byron’s signature, Carter saw a box of snacks on his desk.
He had been by Byron’s side for such a long time. Basically, all he saw were other people sending him various gifts to please him, and he rarely saw him take the initiative to give gifts.
Cora and her mother were the exception.
“Yes.”
Byron did not hide it and instructed Carter,
“Order a batch of sugar-free pastries from the hotel.”
Flora’s blood sugar was a little high, she shouldn’t overeat sweets, but she liked to have these little things.
So recently, Byron ordered some sugar-free pastries from the hotel and sent them to her.
Every time Flora received these pastries, she was always full of praise and always boasted about him with her ward roommate.
And Byron discovered that as he worked hard to create a sense of presence in front of these people, the way Cora looked at him gradually changed.
He believed it would not be long before she returned to him.
After receiving instruction, Carter responded by asking,
“Are you sure it takes but not give?”
Carter didn’t mention any names or objects, but the mutual understanding they had developed over the years made Byron immediately know he was referring to Cora.
“I just can’t stand it for her being with others.”
That was Byron’s answer.
When they broke up the previous time, he made up his mind that from then on, whoever marring whomever was none of his concern.
But when he saw her with Lucas, he felt something went wrong with everything.
Especially thinking that Lucas would see the frail feminine side of her that he had seen before, he wished he could destroy the whole world.
So he changed his mind, which even he himself couldn’t believe.
“As long as you thought it through, but Mark should have gotten wind of it.”
Carter asked the most difficult question with one push-up of his eyeglass frame.
Unsurprisingly, Byron’s expression instantly became more serious, and even his voice became slightly stern.
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