Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
“No, both your father and I were here. We didn’t see anyone come in.”
“Is that so?”
Soon, this topic was brushed aside. And the laughter of Nora and Osborn, which had been absent for a long time, filled the room frequently.
After leaving Nora’s ward, Cora returned to the apartment where she and Byron used to live together.
The space of their apartment was small, but it held great significance for Cora.
On a late autumn night, she stood downstairs, contemplating for a long time before gathering the courage to enter the room once again.
But as she switched on the lights and familiar sights flooded her vision, reminding her of every little moment she spent with Byron, it felt like a boom was exploding in her mind.
Grief quickly multiplied and spread like a flood.
At that moment, everything seemed to drain Cora of all her strength, causing her to slide to the floor, unable to speak through her tears…
It had been four years.
And she still missed him so much.
How she wished she could turn back time.
She would rather trade her life to have him back.
Cora recalled someone saying that one can escape the nights of revelry but not the empty streets.
It turned out that this moment was the most difficult to endure.
Without having to worry about Martin anymore, without considering the gaze of others, she felt as though she was drowning in the sea of past sorrows, unable to free herself.
Cora didn’t know how long she had cried helplessly, but when she heard her phone ring, it was already in the early hours of the morning.
It was a video call from Gabe.
Cora felt that she looked like a mess with her current tear-stained appearance and thought of waiting until she was in a slightly better state before calling Gabe back.
But Gabe persisted, calling over and over again.
In the end, Cora had to answer the video call.
As soon as the call connected, Gabe’s anxious face appeared on the screen, saying,
“Cora, are you okay?”
He was afraid that Cora’s return to her old house would bring back unpleasant memories, so he sent messages and made calls, hoping she would come to stay with him.
If not, staying in a hotel would also be fine.
But Cora’s phone had been unreachable, and he even worried that she might have done something foolish, so he decided to drive over to find her.
Fortunately, Cora answered the video call.
But just by looking at her, it was clear that she had been crying all night.
Her eyes were so swollen they were barely open.
But even so, Cora made an effort and forced a smile, saying,
“I’m fine. Gabe, don’t worry about me.”
“Who else should I worry about if not you? I’ll come pick you up. Come stay at my place tonight.”
“Gabe, I don’t want to be a third wheel.”
“Your sister-in-law won’t mind. She’s also really worried about you and keeps urging me to call and check on you.”
“But I still can’t go.”
Seeing that Gabe wanted to say something else, she added,
“Gabe, it’s been a long time since I’ve returned to this home. Tonight, I don’t want to go anywhere or be disturbed by anyone.”
Gabe knew full well that she wanted to be alone in that room, cherishing the memories of someone.
So, in the end, he couldn’t bear to go against her wishes.
“Then tomorrow morning, I’ll bring you breakfast.
“Also, I’ll randomly call you to check on you, safe or not. If you don’t answer, I’ll come find you directly.”
Gabe reluctantly compromised but gave two more requests because he was afraid she might do something foolish.
“Okay, I got it.”
Cora agreed and was about to end the video call when Gabe suddenly spoke up,
“Cora, if you’re free tomorrow night, can you accompany me to an evening event?”
“Wouldn’t it be better to ask my sister-in-law?”
“You know how she is. She stutters as soon as she appears on such occasions. If I want her help to close a business deal, it’s simply impossible.”
Gabe’s fianc?e came from an ordinary family, unlike Cora, who grew up in a wealthy and influential household. Since childhood, Cora had accompanied her father to various banquets and was always poised and confident when conversing with anyone.
One reason Gabe wanted Cora’s help was to negotiate a business deal.
The other reason was that he learned that at the Hansen Group’s dinner event, Osborn was going to hand over the company to his successor formally.
Combining what he had heard accidentally in the business circle before, Gabe speculated that the successor who would be present tomorrow night was very likely the person who had caused Cora so much heartbreak…
Although the past grievances and conflicts couldn’t be completely erased, Gabe couldn’t bear to see
Cora in tears like this.
So, Gabe still wanted Cora to meet that person.
As for why he didn’t directly tell Cora the truth, it was because he had only heard a rumor before.
So Gabe guessed that Byron was still alive in this world, but it was just his speculation.
Gabe was worried that if he told Cora directly, the information would turn out to be false. It would give
Cora false hope.
So he felt it was better to leave everything to tomorrow’s banquet and patiently wait for the moment of revelation.
“Well, alright.”
Cora didn’t think too much about it and agreed, saying,
“But after the end of tomorrow night, I have to return to Leucrest Town.”
When she left Nora’s ward tonight, she also found information about Nora’s condition in the system of the First Hospital.
She had already printed out the information and planned to bring it back to Leucrest Town for research.
After all, Martin was only three years old, and she was really worried about him.
Although Jerry was taking care of Martin, she felt that these two people would probably eat fried chicken, hamburgers, and fries every day while she was away…
So she would wait until she confirmed the treatment plan on her side before figuring out how to persuade Nora to accept her treatment.
“Alright. We’ll talk about it then.”
Gabe kept it open-ended because he knew that if Byron really showed up at the dinner tomorrow night,
Cora wouldn’t just leave New York voluntarily. He estimated that even if he wanted to drive her away, he wouldn’t be able to!
Perhaps exhausted from crying, Cora fell asleep on the sofa right after ending the video call with Gabe.
In her hazy dream, she saw that familiar figure again.
“Honey!”
This time, she gathered all her strength and chased after him.
“Honey, please don’t be angry with me anymore, okay? Let me see you again, even if it’s just once!”
She desperately pleaded as she chased after him.
Finally, she didn’t know if her plea touched him, but he turned around.
When she saw that familiar handsome face, tears immediately streamed down her face, and she rushed toward him, disregarding everything.
But unexpectedly, the man pushed her away with one hand and threatened her.
“We’re divorced, so stop bothering me!”
Cora didn’t want to give up, but the urgent ringing of her phone woke her up from her dream.
When she woke up, Cora realized that it was already 9 a.m., and Gabe had already brought breakfast for her.
And he was waiting at the door.
Cora could only get up and open the door for him.
“Are you alright? I called you several times while waiting outside, and I was considering whether to break in.”
When Gabe saw her, he immediately put on a fatherly expression.
“I’m fine.”
It might be because she had been standing outside in the cold wind for too long last night and caught a cold. She felt groggy in her head.
“If you’re fine, then have breakfast.”
Seeing that she was not feeling well, Gabe urged her to eat breakfast first and then get a good sleep.
She needed to be in a good state for the banquet in the evening.
Cora felt listless, probably because Byron’s resistance towards her in her dream felt too real, which made her feel uncomfortable.
So after finishing breakfast, she went back to sleep, hoping to continue the previous dream and explain things to Byron.
But this time, when she fell asleep, she didn’t dream about Byron again.
Cora felt extremely frustrated.
This frustration even persisted until Gabe brought her to the anniversary banquet at the Hansen
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