Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 166 Trouble Brewing

Standing before such a seductively attractive woman, Aurora couldn't help but recall how Julian emphasized that the owner here was his friend, which inevitably led to some suspicious thoughts.

The woman had a tall figure, with long, slender legs fully displayed. Everything that should be long was long, everything that should protrude did so. What man wouldn't like such a temptress?

Today, Aurora was still wearing the white dress she had hurriedly put on the night before, her hair tied back in a ponytail. Looking at herself, she seemed nothing more than an innocent schoolgirl, especially when compared to the glamorous woman before her.

However, one must not lose in spirit even if outmatched in appearance. Pretending not to hear the woman call Julian "Jules", Aurora sweetly asked, "Julian, who is this lady?"

Julian, hearing Aurora's cheerful tone, a stark contrast to how she usually spoke around him, felt a chill down his spine without her saying anything further.

"Jules, is this the girl you fell hard for?" With that, the woman assessed Aurora from head to toe.

Aurora felt uncomfortable. Given Julian's status and position, the woman's familiarity in calling him "Jules" suggested a close relationship.

From her words, Aurora realized Julian must have shared details about her. They must be very close if he discussed such personal matters with her. This realization made Aurora even more upset.

She had thought those memories were a sweet secret shared between just the two of them. Now, to have a flirtatious bar owner come out of nowhere and know about them naturally upset her.

Julian sensed the tension rising between the two women. If he didn't

like that. I'm not your rival in love. Just call me

fell to the ground from such

cm, wasn't short, but Irene, likely over 170 cm and in heels, towered

No wonder Jules likes you so much," the woman chuckled

slowly realize that perhaps her relationship with Julian wasn't as she

thought about her initially

this is Irene, someone very important to me. Without her, there would be no me today. She's both a friend and a mentor," Julian declared with a hint of pride and awe, as he always carried an air of arrogance around

respect only in front of Irene. Aurora reined in her previous

I apologize if I was

finally seeing you in person today makes all those times he drowned his sorrows in alcohol not a waste," Irene said, easier to talk to than Aurora had

in alcohol?" It seemed Aurora

you and Hayden

today about Zachary. Let's not dredge up the past," Julian said, a flush of embarrassment

Was Julian actually

other time." Irene's teasing clearly showed that she regarded Julian as nothing more than a junior. "Alright." Aurora let her guard down, finding herself quite fond of Irene's personality. "Where's Zachary?" Julian quickly changed the subject. He was not a machine. The thought of Aurora and Hayden together had often filled him with envy. He could have tried to