Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Did he still have feelings for her? This was the question Eric most wanted an answer to. Did he still like Aurora? A few months ago, he could have confidently said yes.

But now, even he didn't know the answer. Aurora had slipped from his thoughts, replaced by the image of the troubleswoman standing before him.

When he heard she had gone on a blind date, he was furious-so much so that he wanted to chain her up and keep her within his sight forever.

"Why aren't you answering?" Emily tugged on his sleeve.

"Foolish woman," Eric muttered before turning to leave. Didn't she realize he was already starting to fall for her? Emily stood there, utterly confused. "This man really is unpredictable." Aurora was in the pastry section, eating, completely out of place in the world of the elite. Kyle had cfor a project, but he hadn't expected Aurora to be here as well.

He wasn't particularly interested in the project anymore-his attention was fixed on the woman eating nearby.

Ivy stood next to him like air, unnoticed. She too was watching Aurora, wondering why so many men were drawn to her.

Julian's gaze was full of adoration, the kind of look that made others envious. If only Kyle could look at her like that, Ivy thought, she would smile even in her dreams.

But Kyle, like everyone else, seemed bewitched. His eyes and heart were fixed solely on Aurora.

Aurora. The nhad beca curse. No matter where Ivy went, Aurora's presence loomed over her.

She had once hoped Kyle might help her, but now it seemed like a miracle if he didn't side with Aurora against her.

The more Ivy watched, the more she felt trapped, as if caught in a giant web that bound her tightly, leaving her unable to escape.

"Miss Montgomery?" A deep voice spoke close to Aurora's ear.

She turned to see the man addressing her-Walsh. Even if he hadn't approached her, Aurora had wanted to meet him. He was someone who had been close to her mother.

"Hello, Mr. Walsh." Aurora already had a general understanding of the R family structure: the men and women took their mother's surname, so most members of the family bore the nWalsh.

John Walsh. Walsh.

But this Walsh was no friendly figure. His deep-set eyes seemed bottomless.

"Miss Montgomery, do you know me?" "The vice president of R Corporation. It's hard not to know you." Aurora could sense his hostility. Perhaps her mother's decision to keep her at a distance had been to avoid such people.

"Is that so? I feel like you look familiar, Miss Montgomery," said, his tone laced with hidden meaning.

"I don't believe we've met before. Today is the first time, isn't it?" Aurora replied coolly. "Miss Montgomery, it seems you've forgotten. You visited our company in New York once. We met briefly then." His comment jogged Aurora's memory. She recalled leaving the company in tears and running into a man in a suit. At the time, she hadn't looked at him closely. Now she realized it had been him.

"So it was then." "That day, Miss Montgomery, you looked as if you'd been crying. Who upset you so much?" pressed, probing for answers.

Aurora smiled faintly. "You misunderstood. I was there to sign a contract, but something happened at home, and my emotions got the better of me. It had nothing to do with your company." "I thought it might have been our president..." trailed off as Julian stepped in.

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Julian pulled Aurora into his arms. "Stay away from him in the future." "Julian, you seem to have a strong hostility toward him," Aurora remarked, sensing something was off.

Tina had once secretly called Julian, urging him to bring Aurora back and keep her away from New York. She had warned of danger but hadn't elaborated.

Privately, Julian had already conducted a thorough investigation of R Corporation. While the family's deepest secrets remained hidden, he had uncovered sdetails- such as the internal power struggle between the vice president and the president.

Julian, being sharp, had pieced together the situation. The danger Tina had warned about was likely tied to Walsh, who, despite his polished demeanor, was a scheming and dangerous man.

Tina had abandoned Aurora years ago, but it had been for her daughter's protection. As a mother, she would never harm her own child.

"I don't like him," Julian admitted. He couldn't tell Aurora about his agreement with Tina, so he kept the truth to himself.

"I don't like him either," Aurora said coldly.

Speople, she thought, you liked at first sight. Others, you instinctively disliked. Walsh was the latter. From the moment she saw him, she had found him repulsive.

"Then stay away from him," Julian said, his resolve strengthened after meeting Walsh.

"Alright. I'll stay by your side and go nowhere else." "Good girl." Julian leaned over and kissed her cheek.

"Julian, there are other people here," Aurora protested, embarrassed.

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Though Walsh had left, his eyes remained fixed on Aurora, from distance someone approached him.

"Mr. Walsh, she's the family head's daughter. What do you plan to do?" "The family head sent her away m head sent because he feared I'd harm her. But as long as she exists, I can never be at ease. She shouldn't even exist in this world," said softly. His long fingers held a glass of wine with elegance, savoring it like a nobleman of royal blood.

But he resembled a vampire more than anything-polished on the surface, yet capable of sinking his teeth into your neck the moment you let your guard down.

Beneath his refined exterior, he was calculating how to destroy him enemies "Mr. Walsh, should we..." "Murder and robbery are not the actions of civilized people," interrupted. "Then who will do it?" "Someone else, of course. Look." gestured in a direction, his gaze landing on Ivy beside Kyle.

After investigating Aurora's background, he had uncovered the tangled grievances between her and Ivy. "Her?" "Precisely. Her." chuckled softly.

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