Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 74 Turns Out She Can Manage Alone

After stirring up a storm, she simply left, leaving Hayden feeling an emptiness in his arms. He was filled with excitement upon her return, only to find she had changed a lot.

As Hayden was lost in thought, Aurora hailed a taxi. He knew that once she left, he couldn't say when they would meet again. "Please take me to..." Aurora began, but before she could reveal her address, Hayden jumped into the cab. Not wanting to disclose her location to avoid his persistent presence, she quickly changed her destination. "To the Grand Belcourt."

"And for you, sir?" the taxi driver asked, glancing back at Hayden.

"I'm with her," Hayden said, closing the car door.

The car merged into the bustling city streets, colorful lights flashing past the car windows. Aurora sat sideways, gazing out at the scenery, while Hayden's eyes remained fixed on her. Her body language unconsciously conveyed her reluctance to engage with him.

Aurora rolled down the window slightly, and a gentle breeze tousled her hair. She seemed mesmerized by the city lights, her expression devoid of seduction, almost reminiscent of her past self.

Hayden reached out, instinctively wanting to tuck a stray hair behind her ear, but she turned towards him as if sensing his intention. His hand froze mid-air as Aurora tucked her hair back herself.

"I was overly dependent on you. Then one day I lost you, and I realized I could manage

said with a

felt that in these three years, her changes went beyond just studying abroad. It was her demeanor,

sorry." Apart from saying sorry, there was nothing else he

had first gone to America three years earlier. She had been aware then that she could no longer

wired money into her bank account. In her second month in America, she called Magnus, who was busy with work. He replied impatiently, "Didn't Genevieve give you

had first tried to tarnish her reputation by attempting to take scandalous photos to seize Aurora's

the bone. She knew Genevieve did it on purpose. By then, she needed some capital to start a company, but her savings were running low, so she decided to invest all her money in stocks, and that month, she was utterly broke. At her poorest, she just ate one meal a day, which only exacerbated her mild gastritis into

that her existence was always a threat. On that rainy night, a black man sneaked into her room with ill intentions, something Aurora could never have imagined happening to her. Her clothes were torn apart,

dial that all- too-familiar number. But when she finally resolved to call Hayden, she found her phone was out of battery. The torrential rain had already soaked her through, with thunder

sky, and thunder rang in her ears, her face a mixture of rain and tears. That night, she felt as if she might have cried all the tears she had for

that followed were spent on her flight. Recalling these events still caused her heart some pain. It was adversity that forged the Aurora of today. She was driven step by step into this state by many people, but thankfully, those pitiful days were over. Now dressed in bright, fresh clothes, no one could guess that she once lived a life worse than a beggar's.

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to pay before Aurora could. Aurora didn't accept his