Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
Sadly, her phone rang at that moment.
She was informed to go fetch some rare medicinal herbs.
These materials were not only hard to find but also challenging to preserve, requiring freezing during transportation and immediate boiling upon thawing to retain their efficacy.
Worried that the herbs would go bad, she had to rush to prepare the medicine even though it wasn’t every day that she could bring Martin on a trip to New York.
Byron’s misunderstanding of her only added to her troubles that were already piling up.
After weighing her options repeatedly, she finally decided to go get the herbs.
She figured she would explain everything to Byron and accompany Martin once she had cured Nora of her illness.
Byron left after an hour-long inspection at the hotel.
On the way back, he kept his eyes closed as if trying to rest his mind.
“Do you want to know more about the man’s identity or his check-in records at the hotel?”
Carter made a casual inquiry, glancing at Byron in the rearview mirror.
Byron didn’t even bother to open his eyes.
“You seem to have quite some free time.”
Thus, Carter corrected himself.
“I’m not free. I’m very busy.”
After that, the rest of the journey passed uneventfully.
As they approached the villa, Byron finally made a demand.
“Tell me about his identity.”
Carter didn’t reply immediately.
Curiosity always got the better of him.
“He’s Jerry, the number one playboy in Leucrest Town. He currently manages several clubs, and in the past, he used to rotate through different women every year.”
Byron, ever perceptive, immediately caught on.
“In the past?”
Through the rearview mirror, Carter noticed Byron had opened his eyes, anger simmering within him.
“Yes, that was in the past. During the last four years, he had hardly associated himself with any women, if at all.”
Byron figured that only another woman would be able to make a playboy who used to sleep around change his ways.
Judging by how he looked at Cora earlier, it was evident that Cora was the one who had prompted
Jerry to make that decision.
“Haha…”
Although Byron was smiling, his smile was mirthless and unfeeling, and the temperature in the car seemed to have dropped.
“I also checked the hotel check-in information right away. Only Jerry’s check-in record was found, and the hotel’s surveillance records in the past two days were tampered with. I haven’t found footage of them checking in, but I am almost certain that Miss Lane and Jerry arrived together.”
Carter knew what Byron was worried about, but he still decided to share with him all the information he had dug up.
He believed that it was the only way to make Byron give up on Cora and avoid repeating the same mistakes.
After hearing Carter’s findings, Byron felt disappointed.
Four years didn’t feel that long, but enough time had passed.
He knew Cora was pretty and attractive, so she always had many suitors and admirers.
In the end, he realized he had overestimated the importance of their past relationship.
He gazed out of the car window at the streets of New York, where pedestrians passed him by, busy with their lives. He was confounded by the unfamiliarity of a familiar sight.
Everyone seemed to be looking ahead, and very few people paused to look back.
He thought it was perhaps time for him to do the same and focus on the future…
After Cora obtained the medicinal herbs, she began preparing the pills.
Nora’s condition didn’t allow her to consume too much liquid, so making the herbs into pills would be the best option to maximize their medicinal effect.
She needed a suitable temperature while preparing the pills. Otherwise, it might affect its efficacy.
Thus, Cora had to rent a sauna room temporarily and make the medicine there.
Once she completed the pills needed for Nora’s two-course treatment, she was exhausted, having sweated buckets.
Despite that, she dared not dally. After washing up, she brought the pills to the First Hospital.
However, upon seeing Cora, Nora rejected her as always.
“I’ve told you that I don’t want to see you anymore. Why do you keep showing up?”
Osborn also tried to dissuade her.
“Even if you know that Byron is still alive, you no longer have a chance with him. Please don’t come to the hospital again. It only brings sadness to all of us. Why put everyone through that?”
At the Hansen family’s dinner, he witnessed Cora chasing after Byron.
Worried that they had gotten back together, he wanted to make things clear, so that Cora would stop coming back.
“I visit you at the hospital because your illness. I just happen to have a cancer treatment here that can help you recover faster.”
She then added,
“After Byron’s return from the brink of death, I believe you’d want to spend more years by his side.”
Moreover, she knew Nora would undoubtedly wish to see Martin grow up healthy if she knew about his existence.
However, Nora responded sarcastically.
“Cancer is a challenge the medical field can’t conquer. Our family has hired many experts, but none of them have found a cure. Why do you seem to think of it as if it was but a minor cold?”
“Actually, the treatment is somewhat similar to curing a minor cold, but it requires a different approach.
Please trust me this once, and I promise you’ll regain your health within a month.”
When Cora tried to offer the pills to Nora, she waved them away dismissively.
“After being ill for so long, I’ve seen many people making grand claims like yours.”
With that motion, the pills were scattered across the room.
However, Cora remained calm. While picking up the pills, she gently continued to persuade Nora.
“I understand that high hopes can lead to great disappointment, but I genuinely believe I can cure you.
Can you please give it a try?”
“Enough! I know you’re just using me to get closer to Byron. Let me make it clear. Even if I were to die,
I wouldn’t take your medicine or accept your favors. I won’t let you and Byron be together.”
Cora finished picking up the pills and attempted to approach once more, but Osborn stopped her.
“During this period, we did encounter many people claiming they could cure cancer. For old times’
sake, please don’t come here again. The stress is too much for Nora to handle right now.”
Cora’s hand froze mid-air, still holding the pills she was about to hand over once more…
After leaving Nora’s room, Cora went to Sadie McLean, the head nurse of the hospital, after much deliberation…
“You need to figure out a way to get Madam Hansen to take these pills.”
Sadie frowned as she looked at those unremarkable little pills.
“Will these pills have any negative effects on Madam Hansen?”
Sadie was also afraid of any consequences, especially considering Nora’s high status.
If the Hansen family really took legal action, she could end up in prison for the rest of her life.
“No worries. These pills can treat cancer. I’ve been compiling the research data about them, and they will be available for sale soon.”
In the four years since Cora left the First Hospital, she had been doing research on traditional medicine. The hospital’s higher-ups were aware of that.
So, when Sadie heard Cora say that, she felt much more at ease.
The key was that she trusted Cora’s character and medical skills.
Back when she had a cerebral hemorrhage, despite being taken to the doctor relatively quickly, she still ended up with partial paralysis.
At that time, she felt truly desperate, thinking she would never have the chance to return to her favorite job.
Coincidentally, Cora returned to New York to pay homage to Byron and was summoned to the hospital to sign some documents. She happened to see Sadie being pushed in a wheelchair by her family, which led her to inquire about Sadie’s situation.
Then, Cora gave Sadie a few pills and asked her to try them.
At that time, Sadie had to rely on the care of her underage children.
Those days left her feeling that she might be better off dead so as not to burden her children.
Thus, when Cora gave her those pills, she thought of it as a last-ditch effort.
Unexpectedly, it was those pills that allowed her to stand up again in just a few days and return to normal.
Even her attending doctor was amazed and kept asking her how she did it.
Sadie asked for Cora’s opinion. Cora didn’t want to be credited for her recovery, so she told the attending doctor that her exceptional recovery had to do with her being in good health.
However, because of that experience, Sadie was confident when she heard Cora claim that the medicine could cure cancer.
“Can we mix these with Madam Hansen’s other medicine? If I hand these to her separately, she might get suspicious.”
“Yes, you can,”
Cora replied.
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