Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
“I don’t think sitting in that position guarantees anything, but it’s still better than those who have no chance, right?”
In the end, Cora couldn’t help herself and retort back.
Sara was well aware that Cora’s statement was referring to Jane. It instantly ignited a fire of anger within her.
“You’ve been acting so smug lately. What’s there to be proud of? The Hansen family won’t accept someone like you who brings no benefits. Maybe shortly, you’ll end up dead in the streets. Don’t blame me for not warning you.”
Sara intended to redirect the conversation toward the Hansen family, hoping to divert suspicion away from herself.
However, Cora’s quick thinking made her realize that Sara might be trying to shift blame onto someone else.
“Are you trying to frame someone else for the crime?”
Cora asked.
This caught Sara off guard, and she stammered,
“What do you…
What do you know?”
She couldn’t possibly know about yesterday’s incident and suspect that she was behind it, right?
Without hesitation, Cora smirked and responded,
“The incident was indeed orchestrated by you.”
In truth, Cora was generally kind to people, and she only had a few people she had conflicts with.
Flora was the person who wanted to get rid of Cora the most, but she was in the hospital and didn’t have the resources, so Cora ruled her out.
Jane was also a suspect. But she was cunning and hypocritical. She would never directly get her hands dirty.
That left only Sara.
Sara was the only one who liked to be aggressive towards her, just like when she had her kidnapped before.
After eliminating other possibilities, Cora focused on Sara and decided to test her intentions.
To her surprise, the test confirmed her suspicions.
However, Cora did not feel relief after knowing Sara was the culprit. Instead, she felt a deep sadness and resentment towards Sara.
If only Sara were Jane’s biological mother.
“Do you have any evidence it was me?”
Sara asked, not showing any fear after being discovered by Cora.
Sara knew that she had taken care of the phone card and the person who committed the crime, so there was no way anyone could find any evidence against her.
Sara tried to be evasive with her words, hoping to frustrate Cora. There would be no evidence even if
Cora recorded their conversation.
In Sara’s mind, causing Cora to have a miscarriage would be the ultimate victory.
However, to Sara’s surprise, Cora shook her head and said,
“There might be no concrete evidence, but it’s enough to make me give up.”
Sara couldn’t make sense of why Cora seemed so despondent.
Sara was puzzled. She thought that provoking Cora would lead to a bitter argument.
After all, Cora had taken Byron away and seemed to be living a promising life. If anyone should be feeling desolate, it should be Jane and the Yoris family.
“I’ll be leaving this city soon, probably never to return in this lifetime,”
Cora suddenly declared, leaving
Sara even more puzzled.
The decision to leave the city was made when she parted ways with Byron.
Initially, being with Byron had lessened the desire.
But last night, the feeling to leave grew stronger, prompting her to discuss it with Byron.
Surprisingly, Byron agreed to the idea.
Perhaps Byron was worried that the incident of yesterday’s intentional collision might repeat itself if
Cora stayed in the same city. So, after discussing the matter, they decided that after Cora finishes her internship at the end of the month, she would move to another city to start a new life.
Sara couldn’t quite comprehend Cora’s farewell gesture.
She wondered if it was intentional, given their complicated relationship.
“You’re not coming back, then don’t come back. I’m not looking forward to seeing you, so spare me the pretense,”
Sara muttered.
“You can perceive whatever you want.”
Cora smiled, indifferent to Sara’s reaction, and walked away.
It amused her that this woman, her biological mother, had gone to such lengths to lead her to misery and suffering.
Sara stared at Cora’s retreating figure, her mind already plotting new schemes.
“Mr. Hansen, we reviewed the surveillance footage and discovered that the car involved was actually a scrapped vehicle. The driver was attempting to leave New York on a high-speed train before we apprehended him,”
Carter informed Byron of all the information gathered from the investigation.
“What’s the conclusion?”
The criminal was under their control, and Carter must have employed various means to extract the most truthful answers.
Byron wasn’t interested in the details of how the criminal was apprehended. He wanted a direct answer.
“The person who gave the order was Grace,”
Carter replied.
“Grace? From the Moore family?”
Byron exchanged a glance with Carter. Carter immediately knew what Byron had to ask.
“Yes. She was from the Moore family. Furthermore, after investigating Grace’s accounts, we discovered that Sara recently made two substantial payments to Grace,”
Carter explained, implying that Sara might be the mastermind behind the incident.
“Mrs. Sara Yoris had not learned her lesson after a few minor incidents. Maybe we should change the names of both Yoris’ and Moore’s families, so they’ll remember it better in the future,”
Byron said disapprovingly.
Byron didn’t want to continue dealing with them because their attempt on Cora’s life was akin to poking the hornet’s nest. It was absurd that they even wanted to harm Cora as if inviting trouble upon themselves.
Byron then asked,
“Which family name should we change first?”
Sunda Group was recently establishing itself in New York, so it was not convenient to target both families at once.
So Byron planned to target one family first and wait until Sunda Group had settled before dealing with the other family.
Carter’s response, however, wasn’t what Byron wanted to hear.
“I don’t think it’s a good idea to act against them.”
Byron seemed dissatisfied with Carter’s reply, and his sharp eyes could easily cut through anyone.
Carter sighed before speaking,
“Mr. Hansen, it’s not that I find Mrs. Hansen’s situation unimportant, but
I have the results of the DNA tests you asked me to do last time…”
Byron took the DNA test report handed to him by Carter, and his expression changed.
That evening, Cora was busy sculpting something at home.
As Byron observed Cora’s delicate form, his mind was full of thoughts of the DNA report he had received from Carter earlier that day, leaving him conflicted.
Cora moved to a different angle to resume her carving when she noticed a man standing at the doorway.
“Back already?”
She asked.
Byron replied with a soft
“Mm”
and took a few steps to embrace her.
Cora looked surprised and asked,
“What’s going on?”
Byron was usually affectionate, but this sudden display of intimacy seemed unusual.
“I missed you,”
he confessed.
Cora playfully remarked,
“That sounds a bit like what a guilty man would say, afraid of being caught by his wife.”
Byron playfully pinched her hand.
“Do you think I’m a guilty man?”
“A guilty man wouldn’t admit it so openly,”
Cora replied, moving his hand away.
Cora looked into Byron’s eyes and seriously asked,
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