Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 233: Can't You Love Me a Little?

Hayden watched her neat and swift departure, his feelings reduced to helplessness. "Aurora, I just wanted to be a bit closer to you."

He remembered what his grandfather had said last night, about cutting ties with Julian for good. Did that mean he no longer needed to worry about Julian returning to the Alvarez family to contest the inheritance?

This was actually a relief. After all the effort he put in, securing the inheritance would mean he wouldn't have to bear Susan's detestable presence any longer.

As he thought this, his phone rang. Seeing the name, he answered with a frown, "What is it?"

"Susan told me you drove off with a woman. Was it Aurora? Where are you now?" Susan's voice, frantic and upset, burst through.

Hayden had been waiting at the door for Susan, ready to drive her to an audition, but she had dawdled and hadn't come out.

In a moment of anger, he had driven off, just as he saw Aurora alone. He decided to give her a lift to her office.

Susan's voice, shrill like a fishwife's, grated on his ears. Hayden felt his patience waning.

"I just gave her a ride since it was on my way. I'm headed to the office now," Hayden explained coldly.

"I don't believe it. Have you been conspiring with her all along? Even buying houses together, tell me, was it all planned?" Susan accused.

Hearing the word "affair," the wrinkles in Hayden's brow deepened.

warning you, if you

call off our

makeup smeared by her crying. Though Hayden didn't openly defend Aurora, Susan remembered the man who had rushed to Aurora's

always had. And she had thought that one day he might feel

with Aurora's return, his heart stirred again. Each time she made a scene,

him and cared about appearances. She was a popular actress, and

love

actions. Life is fair-you gain some, you lose some,"

her, she would switch from tears to laughter. But not even a pretense of comfort was he willing to offer. Susan hated Aurora, and he hated

me even a little?" Susan sobbed, her lips

is a title. If it's love you want, I'm sorry,

the man she once thought was

pride, she would end this relationship and perhaps earn a bit

up now." Hayden, annoyed by her crying, simply

longing to end this exhausting relationship, yet unable to

snatch Hayden away, and now, ending the relationship would invite ridicule from many, especially Aurora. She could not

with graceful strides. Today, the lobby was crowded with new faces due to interviews. Seeing everyone's nervous expressions, Aurora thought she would have been just like them if

also interviewing at Montgomery Group. Before they noticed her, she had already boarded the elevator, curious about their reaction when

the bright lobby, envying the busy employees. "Oh, how wonderful it would be to

sure to be hired. I just don't know about myself," Penelope, less attractive than Gemma but with far superior exam scores, responded. Now, looks also played a role in

worry, they're not choosing Miss Clothville; with your grades, there should