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?"