Chapter 76 Assistant-cum-boyfriend

“Me? A boyfriend? Who told you that?” Cora asked. However, she felt that it was an unnecessary question after posing it. Flora had been staying at the hospital for some time. Due to the Lane family’s bankruptcy, their relatives had cut ties with them, so hardly anyone came to visit Flora, and she had no contact with outsiders. Besides the attending doctors, Matt and Sally, the only person who could keep Flora updated about the outside world would be Jane, who had just left. Sally knew better than to burden Flora with her daughter’s relationship problems, as it would likely trigger Flora emotionally. Matt couldn’t possibly have done it either, for he wasn’t even aware of Cora’s relationship problems. So, by process of elimination, Cora figured Jane would be the one who relayed the information to Flora. As expected, Flora replied, “It’s Dr. Yoris! She mentioned that your boyfriend works as an assistant. He seems nice and looks good.” Flora also added, “I don’t expect much from your partner as long as he’s a good person. By the way, you should introduce him to me someday.” Although Jane’s positive message brought a smile to Flora’s face, Cora couldn’t help feeling dismayed. Thus, when Flora asked about meeting her boyfriend, Cora didn’t respond directly. “Let’s talk about it later.” Deep down, she knew that she couldn’t possibly show her current partner to Flora. Firstly, Byron wasn’t Carter, which was who people believed him to be.