Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 319: We Were Meant to Be

Back then, Julian was only twelve years old-a mere boy in many households, naive and ignorant. Yet, he bore such pain. He personally handed over his mother's ashes to her family. When she left her hometown in pursuit of freedom, how could she have imagined that she would never return? Her death came too early, and the grief that overwhelmed her family was beyond words. Aurora held him close, his body trembling slightly.

"What happened then?"

"Afterwards, my grandfather was furious, vowing for a blood-for-blood revenge. He could hardly stand to scold his daughter, yet she had been so brutally wronged. Even my gentle grandmother couldn't bear it, and my aunts were eager to avenge their sister immediately, but I stopped them.

This whole tragedy started because of me. No matter how much my mother loved me,

I also carry the blood of that man. It was because of me that she could not bear to leave, yet she couldn't stand to be anywhere near him. She loved to paint, loved cleanliness, and felt unclean herself.

Her spirit was trapped, tied down by me, and so she ended her short yet vibrant life. I know my mother loved me deeply, but every time she looked at me, she was reminded of that despicable man. I decided to end it all myself and avenge her, and my grandfather agreed not to intervene. No one else knew about this, and I continued to stay with the Alvarez family.

Later, my older brother planned to take his wife out to sea, and they took me along as well. I knew their intentions-they planned to kill me at sea, so no one would compete with them for the shares. I acted first, destroying the boat to make them pay for what they did to my mother."

Aurora was shocked by their cruelty but admired his courage; he was only twelve at the time.

"You destroyed the boat, but what about you? Weren't you afraid of dying at sea?"

boat before. Our routes were the same. I timed everything

were those

they were lucky enough to encounter a sea rescue team and survived unscathed," Julian

did you really think I'd jump into the

matter the reason, I should thank fate for bringing us together, otherwise how could I have ever met you?" Julian gently teased,

choice. But why didn't you come find me afterwards?

Julian hugged her tighter.

time, even though he favored me the most, willing to give me most of his fortune and the company, I, like my mother, never cared for those things and didn't want to acknowledge him as my father.

a new identity, to stand by you and shield you from the storms until I formally sever ties with the Alvarez family," he said. At that time, he froze all my cards, trying to force me back. He does not like anyone defying him, which

shook her head, "I just thought Irene had a great

cousin; her last name is

she had thought Julian met a kind- hearted big sister

melodramatic soap opera. She's only a few months older than me, the daughter of one of my aunts. Her mother searched the entire country for my mom and fell in love with a man. They got pregnant before marriage, planning to have the child first and then

ago that revealed this to us, so fate

and I have met?

my career?