Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 257: Street Rat Alison

The catalyst for everything was Eric, who, although innocent, still made Aurora uneasy

at the sight of him.

"Rory, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine!" Aurora said, clearly agitated.

But her demeanor didn't look 'fine' at all. Eric instinctively felt that something had happened.

"Just put the book down and you can leave."

The moment Aurora opened her eyes and saw him still there, her anger intensified. If it weren't for Eric's own involvement with Julian, none of this would have happened.

"But it seems like you have something on your mind..."

Eric sensed that it was not a minor issue.

"I told you to leave," Aurora burst out, knocking the coffee off the table in a fit of rage.

Eric was taken aback by her fury. He had known Aurora since their time in the United States.

It was fair to say that Aurora's company going public within three years owed much to Eric's behind-the-scenes support.

He had always been helping her discreetly and was familiar with Aurora's character and methods. Normally, she would not lose her cool like this without a serious reason. "Rory, your hand."

He was concerned about Aurora getting burned by the hot coffee and quickly tried to wipe off the coffee from her hand with a tissue.

However, before he could touch her, Aurora, like a frenzied cat, bristled, "Don't touch me!"

Her intense reaction made Eric even more puzzled about what could have upset her so much.

Aurora realized she had lost her composure. Even though her cold war with Julian was because of Eric, Eric himself was not to blame. Why should she take her anger out on him?

"Look, I'm just in a bad mood, I'm sorry."

apologized, trying

since you're not feeling well, I'll leave

thought it best to leave before

saw the woman inside flustered,

could have made such a strong person suddenly become

check up on things. Aurora's company in the United States was operating

left only one

where Julian

"Right away, boss."

the incident between them in the movie theater restroom last night, the tender moans

saw then was unlike any he had ever seen before, completely opposite to her irritable demeanor

came back, "Boss, he went to the airport early this morning, said he was going on a business

"Alright, I've got it."

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trip, Aurora wouldn't be this upset.

a fight?

was the case, it could be a great opportunity for himself. He

coffee, sat in front of her computer, zoning out. The proposal she was working on was filled with phrases like 'asshole Julian', 'Julian the

London now.

having such a childish thought that she received a call from Jason

have some things to attend to this evening.

but ever since Julian left, she felt completely drained. Jason, noticing the dejection in her voice, chose not to speak directly and hung up the phone, later sharing

that Aurora, a workaholic, would definitely take the lead on matters

sat in the office all day and only left long after work hours had ended; Cameron was already waiting for

ahead, I'll walk around a

want to return to

streets alone,

confided in her so-called friend,

she had no family, no friends, and even her

had been following her, watching her

nearly couldn't resist the urge