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."

Aurora didn't hesitate and typed a few words: "Find me, and I'll see you." Buoyed by her message, Hayden sent dozens of messages

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 sand, the faster it slips through your fingers, especially when it involves a man who doesn't love

sent over the last three years, it 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. Now that he had chosen to be with Susan, yet he was doing things that betrayed her. If he thought she was still the

by her side, unaware that the man in a distant villa was up all night. In the middle of

snapped in his hand. "Little bunny, even if you grow wings, I can still clip them," he muttered, a vicious gleam in his eyes and veins throbbing on

up and going to bed, he couldn't stop thinking about how the little bunny had lain beside him the previous night. After tossing in bed for the tenth time, he decided to try his luck and called