Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
Harry loved leisure activities like this, where he could enjoy nature and escape from work, so he immediately agreed,
“No problem. But it will take more than ten hours by ferry to get to Breezy Tides.
Should we go together or individually?”
“Let’s go there together. At that time, I’ll have my grandfather arrange for our family’s Princess to pick you up. We can just have an overnight party on the yacht together.”
In addition to medical-related businesses, the Yoris family also had some resorts and tourism investments.
One of the resorts on Breezy Tides was under the Yoris family’s management.
The Yoris family’s Princess was an international luxury cruise ship used for routes. Apart from accommodating over 2000 passengers, it had various luxurious entertainment facilities, and the service was said to be top-notch in the country.
So when Jane mentioned having an overnight party on the Princess for her birthday, almost everyone got excited.
“With accommodations on Breezy Tides Island and tickets for the Princess, plus the suspension of the
Princess and the Breezy Tides during this period…
Wow, Jane’s birthday party will cost a fortune.”
“If I did something like this for my birthday, my mom would kill me.”
“What’s the point of comparing yourself with Jane? She’s the only girl in the Yoris family, everyone’s cherished treasure. The girls in your family are as abundant as dirt.”
Listening to the comments of others, Jane remained composed on the surface but felt happy inside.
Although she was indeed the cherished treasure of the Yoris family, it was the first time she had organized such a lavish birthday party.
And her purpose was Byron.
“Byron, you’ll come, right?”
Jane looked at Byron with a hint of shyness.
But Byron was still drinking and didn’t make a sound, but he took a rare look at Jane.
In the dim light, his deep and mysterious eyes seemed even more captivating, with a touch of debauchery on his handsome face due to the influence of alcohol. Even the mole in the corner of his eye appeared more alluring.
Jane was deeply captivated by him with one glance but soon followed by her anxiety and concern over his lack of response.
The Yoris family was organizing such a grand birthday party for her this time as they wanted to expedite finalizing her marriage plans with Byron.
However, if Byron couldn’t even attend her party, she didn’t know how to face her parents, grandparents, and all her uncles and aunts when she returned.
Just as Jane’s mind was spinning with anxiety, Harry spoke up,
“Jane, isn’t this needless concern?
With your relationship with Byron, even if you don’t invite him to your birthday party, he will definitely show up.”
Actually, Byron would come over today and join them for the party, which was arranged by Harry to help Jane.
At this juncture, he naturally couldn’t just stand by and watch Jane feel embarrassed.
“Is that so?”
Jane smiled and looked at Byron again.
Although Byron did not respond to either of them, he also did not refute their words.
With that, Jane’s anxious heart finally settled down, and after chatting and laughing with Harry for a while, she suddenly shifted her gaze to Carter, who was quietly drinking in the corner.
“Carter, when the time comes, you can invite Dr. Lane to the party as well.”
As soon as the words fell, Carter’s hand holding the drink froze imperceptibly.
Not only Carter, but even the smile on Harry’s face also inevitably frozen.
It was because he wasn’t sure whether Jane intended to throw a birthday party for herself or meet with her love rival!
But Jane seemed oblivious to their unusual expressions and continued to smile, saying,
“I remember she’s on the weekend off. Let’s invite her to come and have fun with everyone, to relax a bit!”
After Jane decided to hold the birthday party, she specifically checked Cora’s schedule.
In fact, Jane had already noticed the change in attitude from both Byron and Carter towards Cora since their encounter at the elevator when Harry was discharged from the hospital.
But she wasn’t sure if Carter had broken up with Cora, so she wanted to take this opportunity to test
Cora whether she could gain attention in front of Byron or not.
However, her seemingly clever test appeared rather foolish in the eyes of these men.
Carter couldn’t easily answer questions about Cora, so he didn’t respond to Jane immediately. Instead, he pushed up his glasses and looked at Byron for instruction.
Byron was smoking a cigarette, his other hand turning the lighter.
Upon seeing the inquiring eyes from Carter, his hand that was turning lighter paused, and he not only nodded but also spoke up,
“Sure.”
Harry was stunned when he witnessed it all.
Byron neglected everything about Jane but readily answered anything about Cora.
This was clearly a double-standard situation!
At that moment, Harry felt so sorry for Jane, fearing that Byron’s attitude would hurt her.
But as he turned around, he saw that Jane, after only a brief hesitation, had already handed the birthday party invitation card and schedule to Carter.
“Carter, please take these to Dr. Lane. Oh, and remind her to bring sunscreen and a swimsuit. If the weather permits, we can go swimming.”
Jane hadn’t expected Byron actually to respond to the matter about Cora. She didn’t receive such treatment herself.
But then she thought that since Carter was also from one of the four prominent families in New York, he gave up competing for the Pope family’s inheritance and chose to work with Byron, so naturally, Byron appreciated him.
And so, she believed that Carter had asked Byron for permission regarding Cora’s participation in the birthday party, and Byron responded because he didn’t want to embarrass Carter.
Of course, what surprised Jane even more was that Carter hadn’t broken up with Cora yet.
But in her opinion, it was just a matter of time. The incident where Cora accompanied another man for drinks last time definitely caused an unpleasant situation between them.
Once there was a crack in their relationship, it was like a domino effect that one pushed, and it would easily collapse.
Even if their relationship hadn’t ruptured yet, Jane would definitely find a way to make their relationship collapse during the overnight party on the cruise.
However, Jane believed that her plan was flawless, unaware that the party schedule she had given to
Carter was actually handed over to Cora by Byron himself.
When Byron entered Cora’s apartment, he saw her wearing an apron, adjusting her wooden carving with a file.
Apart from studying medicine, Cora’s biggest hobby was wood carving.
She had always enjoyed playing with wood carvings to pass the time, and several ornaments in her LO
apartment were her own creations.
However, Cora’s mother, Flora, didn’t like this little hobby of hers, so all the finished pieces she carved had to be stored in her own little space. Unexpectedly, she survived the big fire because of that.
“So you really like these pieces of wood?”
Byron hugged her from behind.
“Don’t you think it’s fun to carve lifelike things on a piece of ordinary wood?”
Cora felt the familiar yet unfamiliar warmth behind her and remained focused on the file in her hand.
“I always thought that only old men liked this sort of thing.”
In fact, Byron had met several people who enjoyed wood carving, the most representative being Jane’s grandfather.
That old man’s love for wood carving bordered on obsession.
After retiring, he devoted himself to wood carving and even became known for his mastery of the craft.
He became a master in wood carving. It was said that he was still searching for a last apprentice to pass on his skills.
“Mr. Hansen, if you find my personality dull and uninteresting, you shouldn’t have come looking for me.
Why beat around the bush like this?”
Cora didn’t allow anyone to belittle her beloved hobby, so she coldly pushed away Byron’s hands.
However, Byron held her tight in his embrace.
“I was just expressing my opinion on wood carving.
Where did your mind go off to?”
Cora didn’t respond, clearly not believing these nonsense words.
Since she continued to look at him with a cold face without uttering a word, Byron had to resort to his
“money power”
once again to make amends.
“If you love wood so much, how about I give you a piece of rosewood?”
Cora didn’t say anything, but her shimmering eyes clearly lit up.
Rosewood was a precious wood that, when polished and waxed, exhibited a deep black color, making it extremely beautiful.
However, this material was not only expensive but also difficult to find.
Seeing how badly she wanted it, yet pretending to be innocent with half-lowered eyes, Byron furrowed his brow slightly.
Other women would go to great lengths to hook up with him, but she not only tried to distance herself from him in public but also calculated how to benefit from him behind his back.
Often, after Cora received his gift, the tense relationship between them would be alleviated.
This made Byron unable to help but wonder if someday he ran out of money, would she hesitate to leave him without a second thought?
Thinking about this, Byron inexplicably felt a bit annoyed.
“If you want the rosewood, come with me on the weekend to attend a party at Breezy Tides Island.”
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