Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
But once this person had someone he cared about, he would easily compromise a lot of things.
Even if running back and forth between two cities would severely shorten his sleep schedule and reduce his life quality, he still didn’t hesitate.
Especially when he saw Cora giving him that dimpled smile, his fatigue that had been accumulated for days would be instantly washed away that he even felt he could still run for miles.
But Cora only answered him indifferently,
“No.”
“Really?”
The man frowned as if he didn’t believe her words, yet there was a silent laugh in his tone.
Cora knew that man must be smiling now that even the mole at the end of his eye would make his expression look a little softer.
She really liked that expression of his.
If Flora hadn’t made such a fuss, she probably couldn’t wait to have a video call with him now.
Yet, she only said,
“No, I’m not lying to you.”
She was about to break up with him. Even if this wasn’t what her heart wished for, she still had to prepare him for the blow.
“What’s the matter? I don’t seem to have done anything to make you unhappy today, right?”
Byron was clearly aware of Cora’s unhappiness, but despite having thought of all the possible reasons and eliminated them one by one, he still couldn’t figure out why the attitude of the obedient person who submitted under him last night had taken a drastic turn today.
Cora gritted her teeth and spoke,
“No, I’m not unhappy. It’s just…
Let’s break up.”
She had to mention it sooner or later anyway.
It was hard to determine whether the news was too shocking for him or if there was something else, as
Byron didn’t respond for a long time.
If it weren’t for the noisy background sound coming from the phone, Cora would have thought he had hung up the phone.
After a long time, the man finally said,
“Did anyone say anything to you? Or did you see another gossip about me on some random news website?”
When he said this, Cora also heard the sound of a lighter.
Presumably, he was frowning deeply and smoking a cigarette while smoothing this out with her.
In fact, he was not a patient person. Cora knew it.
He usually wouldn’t give a second chance to the people and things that he disliked.
But now, he was rarely being patient and slowly talking things out with her.
She also knew that he truly wanted to be with her forever.
Yet, between family affection and love, she could only choose one, so she closed her eyes weakly and said,
“Neither. I just think that we still don’t fit each other after all, so let’s forget about it.”
“Don’t fit each other? We have been sleeping together for so long, and if you truly think we don’t fit each other, you must’ve sensed it a long time ago. But you’re only telling me this now?”
Perhaps he had been getting exasperated for real as his tone obviously started to get a little demanding, and even the meaning behind his words had made Cora feel ashamed.
“You are right. It’s my fault that I didn’t tell you bluntly in the first place for fear of hurting your pride. But it’s not too late to say it now. Let’s break up.”
Cora was afraid that Byron would say something else. Moreover, Flora was staring at her right now, so she hung up the phone in a hurry.
Flora thought that Cora was acting and warned,
“You must make a clean break with Byron. I don’t want to hear the gossip again.”
Cora was stunned, and the light in her eyes dimmed a lot.
She knew that Flora was warning her that if she didn’t break up with Byron, she would commit suicide again…
Flora looked calm now.
But Cora hoped that Flora could curse and beat her like before. If so, she could resist. Now she dared not struggle because Flora threatened her with her life.
Byron was unwilling to break up with Cora on the phone, so he made a video call.
Cora looked at Byron’s profile photo on the screen. She turned around and met Flora’s resentful eyes.
She could only quickly hang up the video call and block Byron.
She did that in front of Flora.
Seeing this, Flora relaxed a little, lay down on the hospital bed, and slept.
Cora threw the phone on the cabinet, tucked Flora in, and buried the reluctance and despair in the depth of her heart…
Byron was standing at the door of the meeting room, wanting to make a video call to Cora.
He just returned to Kinton and called Cora. He wanted to tell her that he was alright and ask her what she was doing.
Of course, this was just an excuse.
He missed her and wanted to hear her voice.
This was the first time in Byron’s life that he felt this way, and he couldn’t figure out what was going on.
Before he learned how to properly handle this feeling, he was discouraged.
He tried to call Cora again and asked her what happened. He wondered if he called too often and annoyed her.
Unexpectedly, an exclamation mark was displayed on the screen.
Byron realized that he was blocked.
He stared at the screen coldly.
“Mr. Hansen, the meeting is about to begin.”
Everyone in the meeting room was ready. Carter came out to inform Byron, but unexpectedly, he saw this scene.
“What’s wrong?”
Byron stared at the screen and didn’t say anything, but the tacit understanding they had over the years made Carter suddenly aware that something was wrong.
“Go check if there is my gossip in New York. Delete it if any and find out who is behind the scenes.”
Byron felt that Cora must have a reason to propose a breakup.
“Okay. The meeting is about to begin,”
Carter reminded again.
All the executives in the meeting room were ready.
Byron took a few steps toward the meeting room, but then he turned back and patted Carter on the shoulder.
“Join the meeting on behalf of me and send me the minutes after it’s over.”
“How about you? Where are you going?”
“Go home.”
Byron walked past Carter and toward the elevator.
“Didn’t you just come here from home?”
Carter remembered that they just got off the plane half an hour ago.
“If I don’t go back, someone will take my place.”
Byron entered the elevator.
Carter felt that Byron meant something else, but before he could ask what had happened, the elevator door was already closed.
After Cora came back from the hospital, she began to pack Byron’s clothes and the accessories he gave her.
She thought there shouldn’t be much stuff, just like before, but there was a big box.
In addition to Byron’s clothes, there were also some couple items that she bought after they formalized their relationship, such as cups, towels, and toothbrushes…
These little things made her feel heartbroken.
Cora calmed herself down and continued to pack up the things when Byron came back.
She was stunned by his sudden appearance, not knowing how she should face him.
Byron walked toward Cora with a normal expression after entering the room.
“Why did you leave work so early today?”
“I took a half day off.”
Cora lied. Afraid of being seen through, she lowered her eyes.
“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t come back today?”
“I’m afraid that if I don’t come back, I will be replaced by someone else,”
Byron said casually while taking off his tie.
When he walked to Cora’s side and saw that his things had been packed, his expression became cold.
“Have you found someone more suitable than me? Why are you so eager to drive me out?”
Cora wasn’t as reckless as she did on the phone. She said calmly,
“No. I just think we don’t match each other. Stop wasting each other’s time.”
“Why? Give me some examples.”
Byron didn’t raise his voice or scowl.
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