Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
“It’s not exactly a misunderstanding. It’s more like I’ve overestimated my importance. I’m not as important to certain people as I thought. I can easily be replaced,”
Cora said, taking the last sip of her drink from the glass.
She was laughing at herself.
She was making fun of herself, laughing at that she believed Byron had come to the Royal Club’s fourth floor just for her, ridiculing her assumption that he had brought the drinks for her.
However, Elena’s timely appearance from his private room shattered her presumptions.
Cora repeatedly reminded herself, thinking,
“Even without Byron, I survived for four years, didn’t I? So, there’s no need to make a big deal out of it.”
Yet, she couldn’t ignore the overwhelming emptiness in her heart. It felt like something had been scooped out, leaving her feeling miserable. In a desperate attempt to numb the pain, Cora poured another glass of alcohol and gulped it down.
Seeing Cora so distressed, Sally decided to throw caution to the wind and join Cora in drinking.
As a result, both of them ended up getting heavily drunk.
By the time the party ended, Sally and Cora were utterly intoxicated.
Tyler had to ask Matt to take Sally back while he took it upon himself to see Cora safely back to the Yoris Mansion…
The following morning, Cora awoke in an unfamiliar setting, feeling dazed.
Yet, after seeing Martin sleeping peacefully beside her, she instantly felt calm.
After planting a soft kiss on Martin’s cheek, she rolled out of bed to begin her morning routine.
As per the original plan, she had planned to take Martin to explore some kindergartens that day.
Although Byron, Sara, and Nora suddenly acquired several kindergartens, Cora decided to let Martin grow up in a typical environment.
So they agreed not to reveal Martin’s identity, even if he enrolled in kindergarten.
Sara was initially against it, but when she saw Cora’s determination, she reluctantly gave in.
As Cora finished getting ready and came downstairs to prepare
Martin’s breakfast, she noticed that Sara was already busy in the kitchen.When Sara saw Cora, she quickly brought a hangover remedy, asking,
“Does your head hurt? Here, drinks this hangover remedy.”
With a slight headache from the hangover, Cora wasted no time and drank the hangover remedy.
“You shouldn’t drink so much. It’s not good for your health,”
Sara advised.
Dark circles were prominent under Sara’s eyes, and her complexion had lost its usual luster, a classic sign of staying late.
Cora suddenly recalled her hazy state last night and how someone was by her side offering her water, wiping her face, and tucking her in.
She realized it must have been Sara taking care of her all night.
This feeling of being cared for and pitied was something Cora had never experienced before in her life.
It was subtle yet profoundly touching, resonating with her emotions.
It made her realize that she wasn’t living in this world all alone anymore.
Perhaps because her heart had been touched, Cora’s attitude towards Sara softened noticeably.
“I got it. You should rest at home this morning. I’ll take Martin to visit the kindergarten instead,”
Cora suggested.
“It’s fine, I…”
Sara started to decline, but when she saw the concern in Cora’s eyes, she was deeply touched.
“Alright then, I’ll do as you say,”
Sara replied.
After Cora and Martin finished the breakfast prepared by Sara, they headed out to visit the kindergartens.
Cora and Martin visited a total of three kindergartens, but two of them rejected Martin when they knew that he couldn’t speak.
The only one that didn’t reject him was the one previously acquired by Byron.
However, Cora didn’t feel discouraged and thoroughly inspected every aspect of the school. Afterward, Cora completed the enrollment process for Martin.
After a busy morning, Cora received a phone call from Carter…
Carter called to ask if Cora could check on his aunt today.
She was not gravely ill. She was blind, yet she refused to undergo surgery. And because of that, she stumbled around and bumped into things repeatedly every day, causing numerous injuries to her body.
Cora did promise to check on Carter’s aunt before, so she didn’t refuse him.
But she didn’t expect Carter to set the meeting place at his office at the Hansen Group.
Cora was secretly opposed to this idea because she would most likely bump into Byron if she went to the Hansen Group.
And after yesterday’s heartbreak and despair, she had actually put an end to her relationship with Byron in her heart.
But Carter said,
“Miss Lane, I’ve been so busy lately that I really don’t have time to take my aunt to meet you at other places.”
Cora had no choice but to agree.
“All right, then.”
Hence, she went to the Hansen Group after she took Martin back to the Yoris Mansion.
Then she discovered that everyone at the Hansen Group was like a taut string, and they walked so fast that they seemed to be almost flying.
She had been to the Hansen Group before, yet she had never seen the employees here so strung out to this extent.
Just when she was wondering why each of the employees here looked as if they had gears rotating in their bodies, Carter appeared in a hurry.
“Miss Lane, I’m sorry for making you come here.”
“Carter, don’t be so formal with me. Let’s see your aunt first,”
“Then please follow me, Miss Lane.”
Carter led Cora to his office, and they passed the meeting room on the way.
Coincidentally, a meeting just ended, and many executives of the company were walking out of the meeting room.
The passing executives greeted Carter, each calling him
“Mr. Pope”.
Of course, some had their interests piqued upon seeing a beautiful young woman behind Carter.
A middle??ged man walked over and said,
“Mr. Pope, this beautiful lady is…”
He was Adolph Mays, a man in his early forties and one of the company’s shareholders.
He was proficient in the business field and was very popular in the company.
Yet, his only flaw was that he was a pervert!
Many new secretaries in the company’s secretarial department had tragically become his victims.
And now, he found Cora.
He assumed she must be a newly hired assistant, thus explaining why Carter was taking her.
Moreover, since Cora took Martin to kindergarten today, she had specially put on light makeup and wearing a pink dress, making her look so gentle and beautiful that it was difficult for Adolph to connect this person with Dr. Lane, who appeared on the Internet before.
Adolph stared at Cora so intensely that his eyeballs almost bulged out of their sockets.
But Carter didn’t want to reveal any information about Cora to him, so he just said,
“Mr. Mays, she is not someone you can get your hands on.”
“Tch! Do you fancy her yourself? Then let’s see which of us is more capable.”
Adolph didn’t bother to say anything more to Carter and only showed Cora a determined smile.
And he left.
He had decided that he must sleep with her if he had a chance to get in touch with this woman next time.
Over the years, Adolph had slept with quite a number of women in the company, and most of them had just become regular employees.In order to keep their jobs, these female employees usually chose to let things go.
Regardless of their reputation, when those individuals made a fuss about it that reached the company’s senior management’s ears, the board of directors would also choose to cover it up for Adolph in consideration of his outstanding ability.
So Adolph had gotten used to these methods and felt he could move freely in the Hansen Group.
Carter wasn’t aware of what Adolph was thinking, only taking Cora directly to his office.
But at this moment, Byron walked out of the conference room and bumped into Carter and Cora face to face.
“Mr. Hansen.”
Carter was the first to greet him.
His voice was calm, without any sense of remorse.
Byron nodded slightly, then unconsciously glanced at the woman behind Carter.
“Did she come to check on your aunt’s eyes?”
He noticed that her clothes looked much better today. She also specially put on makeup on her face, and her complexion wasn’t that ghastly. She was exceptionally beautiful.
Especially her feet which were wearing white high-heeled shoes, and the beautiful anklets tied around her ankles, making the ankles look slenderer and creamier.
But after studying her from top to bottom, he couldn’t help feeling slightly envious.
She had never been so well-dressed when seeing him before.
Especially during those few days in Leucrest Town, where she was barefaced every day and did not wear high heels.
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