Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 40: No Second Chances

Everything was now in the past, and they had no way of turning back. Aurora was in

her bed, her fingers gently tapping on the keyboard upon seeing the private message. For three years, she hadn't replied to any of Hayden's messages, but today she responded for the first time: "Yes, I'm back." Though it was just a short sentence, she reviewed it several times and, at the moment of sending it, a smile curled at the corner of her mouth.

Hayden had never expected a reply, but his phone vibrated suddenly in his hand. The excitement made him fumble, and the phone smacked right into his face. He even thought it was a dream, but after rubbing his eyes, reality set in-it was truly a message from Aurora. Her profile picture was still the couple avatar they had used together, although he had changed his under Susan's insistence. Seeing that lonely avatar now, he felt a twinge of guilt and quickly replied, "Aurora, where are you? I want to see you."

and I'll see you." Buoyed by her message, Hayden sent dozens of messages in quick succession: "Where are you?" "What's your phone number?" "Are you doing well?" and

snorted coldly and closed the app. How could Hayden possibly know where she was? Even the Montgomery family was unaware of her return. The two messages she had sent him were enough to throw him into turmoil, and soon, his relationship with Susan would deteriorate further. Susan was sensitive and wanted to keep Hayden tightly under her control. This incident served as a warning, and she would only tighten her grip. But the more you try to hold onto

was clear he still thought of her. The more he did, the more Aurora found him repulsive, especially since he was the one who had wronged her in the past.

of both the Simmons and Montgomery families, making them suffer far more than she ever did. That night, Aurora slept peacefully with her phone by her side, unaware that the man in a distant villa was up all night. In the middle of

Julian's cigar snapped in his hand. "Little bunny, even if you

up and going to bed, he couldn't stop thinking about how the little bunny had lain beside him