Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
Cora’s helpless look facing those pictures made her forget the recent unpleasantness.
“I hope it’s not you. Before doing anything, we should put ourselves in others’ shoes. What if Jane was the victim of the malicious photo manipulation? You probably wouldn’t be smiling right now,”
William said, hoping to make her think.
Looking at Sara’s bright smile, he faintly guessed that even if she wasn’t directly responsible for this incident, she might have instigated someone to do it.
No matter how dissatisfied they were with Cora, they shouldn’t do such things. After all, reputation was of great importance to a girl.
Sara ignored what William said and replied dismissively,
“Pah! Jane wouldn’t be so unlucky.”
If anyone dared to tarnish her daughter’s reputation, she would let the one pay the price and never let such photos taint Jane’s eyes.
“Regardless of what you think, just make sure to clean the trace. Don’t let Cora discover anything, or she might do more than we expect,”
William urged, lowering his demands.
“Okay, okay. Can you stop nagging now?”
Sara replied nonchalantly.
In her mind, this investigation would, at most, implicate Evelyn. In no way would it affect her.
Little did Sara know that years later, she would bite her tongue off when she thought back on this matter.
News of Cora being suspended for an investigation quickly spread throughout the hospital.
After hearing the news, Sally brought pizzas and several bottles of beer to Cora’s apartment.
Byron hadn’t returned yet, and Cora was reading when she arrived.
Upon seeing Cora, Sally immediately hugged and comforted her.
“Oh, my poor girl. I bet that person is just jealous of you.”
“Come on. I’m fine.”
While upset, Cora suspected that it was revenge from the Yoris family or someone else.
As long as she could find the person responsible, the issue would be resolved soon, so she wasn’t so down.
However, Sally was adamant that Cora was down in the dumps.
“It’s alright to be sad. I brought beer and pizzas today, so let’s drink and forget about the sadness. Tomorrow is a better day!”
Cora smiled helplessly, joining her to drink and have the pizzas.
During the small party, Cora’s white T-shirt got stained by pizza, so she had to change into a black camisole nightdress.
Unexpectedly, just after she changed and returned to the living room, Byron arrived home.
Seeing her in the sexy nightdress, he thought it was a surprise and kissed her without giving her a chance to explain.
“Don’t…”
Cora wanted to tell Byron that Sally was at home, but Byron’s kiss caused her brain to go blank.
Then Sally’s scream sounded.
“You, you…”
Cora hurriedly pushed Byron away while Sally looked at them in shock.
“Sally, this…”
Cora found herself at a loss for words.
She had tried to find an opportunity to introduce Byron to Sally formally.
However, Nora had been keeping Cora occupied with various high-society gatherings, sparing no time for her to bring them together.
And now, before Cora could arrange a proper meeting, Sally stumbled upon them kissing, making the situation incredibly awkward.
To make matters worse, affected by alcohol, Sally became exceptionally bold, and her thoughts became unconventional.
Within seconds of Cora pushing Byron away, Sally barged into the bathroom, grabbed a toilet plunger, and pointed it at Byron.
“Mr. Hansen, I thought you were a respectable gentleman, but I was wrong! Cora already has a boyfriend, yet you’re forcing her like this. What’s worse, she is your assistant, Mr. Pope’s woman! How could you…”
Seeing Byron’s face darken due to Sally’s words, Cora felt embarrassed and hurriedly covered her eyes.
However, she also worried that Sally would actually use the toilet plunger against Byron, so she had to step forward to placate her.
“Sally, listen, things are not as you think.”
Before she could explain further, Byron suddenly pulled her back into his embrace.
Cora was taken aback, looking up to see his mischievous gaze.
“You have been caught red-handed, and what are you going to do now?”
Sally was fuming as Byron hugged Cora even more tightly and kissed her on the cheek.
Byron’s eyes showed craftiness as he replied,
“Cheating!”
“You…”
Sally had never seen anyone so shameless before. She was so angry that she couldn’t even form a coherent sentence.
Meanwhile, Byron calmly kissed Cora’s cheek again, teasing,
“I’m cheating with my woman. Any problem?”
“What do you mean? Are you going to be the third party?”
Hearing Sally’s absurd words, Cora was momentarily speechless, and then she hurriedly explained,
“Sally, don’t listen to him. Byron is the one I’ve been with all along, and he is the man who proposed to me. I’ve wanted to explain this to you, but I couldn’t find the right opportunity.”
“What? Have you been with him all along? Then what about Mr. Pope?”
Sally was utterly confused.
Had she mixed up the couples?
“I have nothing to do with Carter whatsoever.”
Cora tried her best to clarify the situation.
It was Sally’s turn to be speechless.
She felt she needed to calm down!
Then she grabbed the toilet plunger and ended up chugging two bottles of beer.
During this process, she even witnessed Byron, who acted like the host, coldly ordering,
“Don’t put it on the table, and don’t let Cora eat too much junk food.”
Then he took some clothes from the wardrobe and leaned close to Cora’s ear, whispering something that made her blush before entering the bathroom.
After a few drinks, Sally suddenly got sober and figured out many things.
When Cora was harassed by Eason and his mother at the hospital, Byron stood up for her. There were numerous high-priced custom-made clothes in Cora’s apartment. When they went out together and met
Byron and Carter, Cora was seated beside Byron, and Byron even followed her to the restroom. When she informed Cora of Osborn’s critical condition, Cora looked so worried…
In retrospect, there were quite a few obvious signs that they were together. She had just assumed
Byron was Eason’s uncle and never linked the two together!
“Sally, I didn’t mean to hide it from you. It’s just that things with him have been absurd from the start, and I never imagined we would end up together…”
Cora carefully explained as she put the plunger
Sally had placed on the table aside, sitting beside her.
Sally had always been kind to her, and even after the fall of the Lane family, she had been wholeheartedly supportive. Cora wanted to be with her forever.
Therefore, she was worried that Sally would be angry and cut ties with her because of these.
Unexpectedly, before she could finish explaining, Sally hugged her tightly.
“Cora, I’m not angry. If I knew it was him, I would have approved even more. How many scumbags have been after you since your family went bankrupt? If any of them had succeeded, they wouldn’t have been able to protect you.
“I used to wonder what kind of woman could win over Byron. I never expected the legendary woman to be right by my side. Ordinary people don’t even get to approach him, but you easily enchanted him! I’m happy for you, bestie.”
Cora didn’t know how to respond.
She described her as a siren.
No, Cora felt as if they were two sirens discussing how to deal with the young handsome sailor.
At this moment, Byron came out of the bathroom and stood behind them.
When Cora noticed something was off and turned to look at Byron, she felt so awkward.
“Sally got drunk. She tends to speak nonsense when she’s drunk.”
Cora forced a smile at him, but even she felt her laughter sound insincere.
Byron’s handsome face remained expressionless in the dim light, and he clearly didn’t believe her words.
“Cora, I’m not drunk,”
Sally exclaimed, also turning to see Byron.
Unsure it was because of the alcohol giving her courage or because Cora was her best friend, she was willing to go all out for her.
She wasn’t cowering like before in front of Byron now. Instead, she pointed to the seat opposite her and said,
“Mr. Hansen, we might as well sit down to have a chat. I have a few questions to ask you.”
Byron took the seat in front of Sally with composure.
Instead of directly diving into the topic, Sally took a bite of the chili on the pizza.
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