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.

I'm warning you, if you keep this up, I'm

our

her makeup smeared by her crying. Though Hayden didn't openly

And she had thought that one day he might feel the same

had passed, and with Aurora's return, his heart stirred again. Each

a popular actress,

my love

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

to laughter. But not even a pretense of comfort was he willing

love me even a little?" Susan sobbed, her lips quivering

I can offer you is a title. If it's love you want,

she once thought was the warmest in the

that came back, Susan's soft crying. If she had any pride, she would end this relationship and perhaps earn a bit of Hayden's

I'm hanging up now." Hayden, annoyed by her crying, simply ended the

this exhausting relationship, yet unable to let

she had gone to great lengths to snatch Hayden away, and now, ending the relationship would invite ridicule from many, especially Aurora. She could not afford to be worse

walked into the company 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

crowd, she recognized two familiar faces, Gemma and Penelope, surprised that they were also interviewing at Montgomery Group. Before they noticed her, she had already boarded the elevator, curious about their reaction when they would find her as

envying the busy employees. "Oh, how wonderful it would be to work here," Gemma

don't know about myself," Penelope, less attractive than Gemma but with far superior exam

choosing Miss Clothville; with your grades, there should be no problem," Gemma reassured her, though