Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 121 Meticulous Design

As Magnus pushed open the door, the first thing he saw was Genevieve slapping

Aurora across the face. In that instant, Aurora, with tears in her eyes, rushed towards Magnus. "Dad... I've missed you so much." No father could remain hard-hearted upon hearing those words.

Aurora had been the apple of his eye, cherished dearly before Genevieve and her children came into the picture, receiving all his affection. Later, under Genevieve's deliberate provocation, Ivy and Zachary would often commit misdeeds and pin the blame on Aurora. Aurora was young and kind-hearted then. How could she possibly outmaneuver them? Naturally, this gave Magnus a very bad impression of her.

Magnus's trust in her diminished gradually, compounded by Aurora's own resentment towards them, avoiding any proactive interaction. This widened the gap between her and Magnus. Today's Aurora was no longer the naive little girl that Genevieve manipulated three years ago. She had become even more adept at controlling people's hearts than Genevieve, and her rushing into Magnus's arms naturally stirred his sympathy.

"My girl, you've finally decided to come back! I couldn't reach you by phone these past few years, and you didn't even come home for the holidays." Magnus felt a sense of guilt about her mother's death and now transferred this guilt onto her.

The stern words he had planned for last night were all forgotten, his heart filled solely with thoughts of Aurora. "Dad, I wanted to come back, but..." She hesitated, her voice tinged with a sob. What man could remain unmoved? Especially when it was her father. "What exactly happened, Aurora?" Magnus asked, seeing her aggrieved expression and her eyes seemingly on the brink of tears. "Nothing..." Aurora suddenly said, looking guiltily at Genevieve, clearly afraid.

Now Genevieve truly understood Aurora's tactics. She had indeed changed! Even her acting skills had greatly improved. Recalling the scene he had witnessed upon entering, Magnus asked, "Is someone threatening you?"

Aurora nodded, then immediately shook her head, her eyes flickering with fear. Magnus, typically embodying machismo and straightforward in nature, might not have understood Genevieve's manipulations before, but now, a single expression from Aurora made things clear to him.

"What did you say to her?" Magnus turned to Genevieve. Genevieve quickly played the victim. "Honey, she is the esteemed daughter of the Montgomery family. How could I dare threaten her?"

Aurora remained silent, timidly hiding behind Magnus, her cautious demeanor making him feel even more protective. "Aurora, don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, no one can harm you. Just tell me what exactly happened?" Magnus pulled Aurora from behind him.

fear in her eyes palpable, then quickly looked away.

not being an actress. Just now, you weren't like this in front

also cursed my mom and me, saying you'd kick me out of the Montgomery family and never let me return." Aurora covered her cheek, as if she had indeed just been slapped, the atmosphere she created making it impossible for Magnus not

Aurora?" Magnus asked as he tried to move her hand to see if there were any marks on her

doesn't want me here, but where could I possibly go?" Tears

in her eyes filled Magnus with pity. "With me around, no one can bully you again! The blood of the

me. Look, there's still some redness," Genevieve pointed to her own

slapped her, she didn't use much force, hardly leaving a

could I dare to hit her? Wouldn't I be asking for trouble?" Aurora retorted, confident that there was no evidence. "Genevieve, you keep accusing me of hitting

realized she had sent everyone away earlier when she confronted

said those unpleasant things, it was just the two of them in the living room. Could it be that Aurora's words from the beginning

would expose her true nature, and perhaps even the slap she was about to give Aurora

have been meticulously planned, and she

my own eyes, and I saw

I'm fine. Maybe Genevieve was unhappy to see her around

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drove Genevieve to madness. Now she