Chapter 5 Considered A Deal

• When Cora awoke the next morning, Byron was already dressed and standing near her bed. Cora was in a trance. Byron handed her a business card as soon as she remembered what had transpired the night before. "In the future, you can find this person to follow up on marketing wine in Spire 73." Cora took out the business card and examined it. Carter Pope was written in two words on the business card. Cora remembered that this person was also a member of the Pope family, one of New York's four most powerful families. However, nothing relating to it was mentioned on the business card. There was merely a phone number and the title "Executive Assistant to Byron Hansen" in addition to the name. "Thank you, Mr. Hansen."
• "I have a morning meeting; I'll head out now." Cora looked at the business card after Byron had departed and grinned coldly to herself. I just wanted a decent night's sleep, but Byron seems to think it's some kind of business transaction... Cora's heart wrenched somewhat, but she couldn't explain herself to him. Cora pushed the thought aside, saying she had more important things to worry about today because it was the last day to pay the bill. Today was Monday. Cora was transported to the First Hospital. Cora was a medical student working as an intern in the emergency room of New York's First Hospital; therefore, her pay was pitifully low. Sally Gray, Cora's best friend and another intern this semester, handed her a sandwich in a zip-top bag. "Why are you so late today?"
• "I, erm, didn't hear my alarm." Cora opened the sandwich bag and took a slice after putting on her white coat. Cora noticed Sally smiling at her after a few bites. "But you look radiant this morning." Did you and your man ever..." Cora could figure out what Sally was talking about even if she didn't finish her sentence. "How could I?" Her mind flashed back to Byron's final thrusts before his release. It was so darn sey that she blushed just thinking about it. "Are you telling the truth to me? "I can tell by your appearance that you've recently slept with a male. Take a look at the k*ss markings."Sally was an authority on the subject. Cora hastily drew the collar of her white coat up.