Filed to story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
“I know.”
But in her heart, she secretly swore that she must produce a more prominent work than Cora next week.
When the apprenticeship ceremony had thoroughly ended, Arnold worried that it would not be safe for
Cora to go back by car alone, so he suggested his apprentices drive her home.
But Jane had come up and volunteered herself.
“Just let me drive Dr. Lane back. It’ll be more convenient for us girls.”
No one could refute her suggestion, so Cora got into her car.
On the way back, the two remained silent for a long time. It seemed that they were holding back from something out of politeness, but in fact, it was a secret contest between both sides.
It wasn’t until the car almost reached the section of the LO apartment where Cora lived that Jane finally asked her politely while also restraining herself,
“Dr. Lane, I’m curious as to why you accepted my grandfather’s invitation to be his apprentice.”
“Probably because of passion,”
Cora replied with a smile.
No matter how one looked at her smile, they would find a bit of hypocrisy in it.
Jane only looked at Cora through the rearview mirror.
“I don’t think it’s because of passion.”
“Then what do you think my reason would be, Dr. Yoris?”
Cora said, and she didn’t avert her gaze.
Inside the cramped car, the two girls seemed to inexplicably spark a flame when they looked at each other through the rearview mirror.
“I can’t figure it out. That’s why I ask you, Dr. Lane.”
Just like during the journey here, Jane was very capable of restraining her emotions.
Seeing that the car had already turned into the familiar street, Cora asked her back,
“So, you suddenly decided to learn woodcarving to figure out why I became Sir Yoris’ apprentice. Is that correct, Dr.
Yoris?”
Jane did not respond, which could be regarded as acquiescing.
There was no point in denying it. In fact, Cora had already seen through her motive as early as when she followed Cora to become Gideon’s apprentice.
And because of Jane’s frankness earlier, Cora no longer continued to hide.
“If I say I do this solely for self-protection, will you believe it, Dr. Yoris?”
Jane parked the car under Cora’s apartment and looked at Cora with a puzzled expression.
“Self-
protection? What self-protection?”
Although she didn’t like Cora, she still believed her words at this moment.
Cora said,
“You should ask your mother about this. She knows it better.”
Then Cora took her bag and pushed open the car door.
“Dr, Yoris, I still need to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to drive me back.”
At this point, Jane’s mind had started to become a mess.
She couldn’t figure out why this matter was related to her mother.
When she pondered whether she could believe Cora’s words while gripping the steering wheel, she saw Cora, who had gotten out of the car earlier, knocking on her car window.
Jane had no choice but to roll down the window.
Cora bent down and said sincerely,
“As a reward for driving me home tonight, I would like to advise you that I have no interest in assisting you. You have to deal with dirtiness when you learn woodcarving, and it is an exhausting and strenuous job. There is no need for Dr. Yoris to learn this art just to compete with someone like me.”
Jane didn’t think that Cora was persuading her out of kindness, so she just replied with a smile,
“You’re worrying too much, Dr. Lane. I just didn’t wish for my grandfather to have no one to inherit his skills.
Anyway, it’s getting late. You should go back and rest early, Dr. Lane.”
“Good night, Dr. Yoris,”
Cora said before turning around and walking away.
Jane soon started the car and disappeared into the night.
When Cora got inside, Byron was already in the apartment.
“Is this the ruthless thing you meant?”
He didn’t turn on the lights, and the room was a little dim.
However, with the shine of the floor-to-ceiling window, Cora could still see that Byron was standing by the window and smoking a cigarette.
Under the dim light, his slightly taut lines on the sides of his face as well as his Adam’s apple that occasionally bobbed up and down became more alluring.
Jane’s car was parked downstairs earlier, and Byron was standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, so he must have seen everything, including what he should and should not have seen.
She didn’t feel guilty about being caught doing something bad and just put the bag on the cabinet before seductively walking toward Byron.
“Yeah, we have put our affairs under the nose of your fianc?e. Are you afraid?”
She didn’t mention the matters of Sara and infiltrating the Yoris family, because she couldn’t stand it and felt disdainful about it.
Furthermore, she also thought that if Byron was truly siding with Jane or the Yoris family, he might not be able to accept whatever she might tell him about these things.
She walked toward him gracefully. Her steps were slow, and each step was sparking anxiety as if she was lighting a fire in the man’s heart.
Byron simply didn’t wait any longer and brought this delicate flower of his into his arms in a few steps.
He said,
“What am I afraid of? I have nothing to do with them.”
Cora didn’t have the mood to act in front of him, so she grabbed the man’s collar and looked up at him.
“Then, if I do crueler things to your fianc?e, will you turn against me?”
Under the dim light, Byron looked down at her.
This woman was not a pure angel. She could be a demon, a charmer, and a schemer.
He just wanted to get rid of her at first, but the closer they got, the more he had to admit that he was addicted to her.
This was not a good sign.
As far as he was concerned, being too greedy for a woman was tantamount to having a weakness.
But did he really want to go that far for her?
Byron supposed he still needed to think about it.
However, his long silence seemed to have caused the woman in her arms to misunderstand something, as she quickly let go of his collar and broke free from his long arms.
“A man’s mouth is truly full of lies. You said that she has nothing to do with you, yet you started to worry about her the moment I said I wanted to harm her!”
Cora seemed to only turn around and grumble as she pleased.
Only she knew that turning around was just an excuse to conceal the gradually broken expectation and attachment in her eyes.
But in the next second, Byron wrapped his arm around Cora’s waist again.
He bit her, as if punishing her for making him addicted, but she only felt that he was punishing her for harming someone he cared about.
She felt wronged and bitter. She suddenly tried hard to get rid of his arm.
“Since you care about her so much, you should go to her. You shouldn’t stay with me and do something that makes her sad.”
But Byron’s hand was like an iron wall. Cora used almost all her strength but couldn’t get rid of it.
Instead, Byron straightened her body and kissed her.
Cora didn’t remember how long the kiss lasted, but when it stopped, both of them were short of breath.
But she was not an ignorant little girl. A kiss couldn’t fool her into forgetting what had happened.
“I let you go, not to let you touch me.”
Even though her voice was hoarse, she still made a fuss.
She didn’t know why she was so sensitive today. Maybe she was sad to witness how Arnold and Byron favored Jane with her own eyes.
Cora admitted that she envied Jane, her harmonious and wealthy family, her carefree life, and her family’s meticulous care and favor for her. Moreover, although her fianc? refused to admit their relationship, he cared a lot about her.
Unlike Cora, her family was broken up, and no one cared or loved her. She was like duckweed without roots.
Looking at Cora, Byron felt that she was like an angry cat, so he pressed her on the sofa.
“When did you see that I cared about her?”
Cora wanted to say that she did not see that, but she could feel his strong preference for Jane.
But before the words could be uttered, Byron’s hoarse voice came from above her head.
“Well, whatever you want to do to her, just do it. Even if you cause big problems, I will help you.”
Cora was stunned, never expecting Byron to say such words.
When she looked up, she saw Byron looking at her.
Under the dim light, she couldn’t see the affection and helplessness in Byron’s eyes. She only felt that his long legs were full of power.
Cora suddenly felt aroused and quickly looked away.