Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 349: I Want to Be Your Bride

Aurora stood quietly by the window, imagining herself marrying Julian in the future. As she mused, a smile blossomed on her face. Susan, upon seeing Hayden enter, beamed at him, "Hayden, I'll be ready soon."

However, when Susan faced Hayden, she realized he was not looking at her but was gazing at Aurora.

The woman he watched was oblivious, looking into the distance, unaware that she had become the most beautiful scenery in someone else's eyes. Susan's smile stiffened, "Hayden!!"

There were other people in the room, so Susan could not lash out and could only call out again softly.

"I just came to see if you needed any help."

Hayden finally regained his composure, turning to Susan while his gaze still lingered towards Aurora.

"Everything here is almost ready; the makeup will be done soon, and then we can go outside," Susan tried to mask her displeasure.

"Alright, I'll wait for you outside."

Hayden feared that staying any longer might make him hallucinate that today's bride was Aurora, not Susan. The photographer began filming, "Miss Simmons, give us a smile."

Susan tried to smile sweetly, but her heart was knotted, "Come on, Mrs. Barnet, could you help Miss Simmons with her veil?"

"Sure," Aurora approached to adjust her veil.

"Miss Simmons, Miss Montgomery, both of you smile. Aren't you good friends? Why so stiff?"

The photographer aimed to capture a naturally beautiful style.

Though both women were attractive, there was no real interaction in their eyes.

"Miss Simmons, please turn and look at Miss Montgomery, and Miss Montgomery, please bend down a bit towards Miss Simmons," the photographer instructed professionally.

However, both of the women were lost in her thoughts. Aurora remembered how, three years ago, Susan clung naked to Hayden's waist, a sight so repulsive to recall even though she no longer loved Hayden. Susan, on the other hand, was preoccupied with how Hayden had looked so infatuated with Aurora just moments ago; how could they possibly manage a genuine smile now?

your smiles are a bit creepy," the photographer commented after several

somewhat exasperated. Susan had invited Aurora intending to irritate her, but it was Susan who ended

in," he instructed as they prepared for more pictures. The door opened, and Hayden and Julian entered together. Although both looked in the same direction, their

again. Hayden, somehow, pictured Aurora's face on Susan as he approached her step by step. Susan, thinking

in the wind as Hayden, holding the bouquet, approached the bride and finally knelt before her, catching

down to

watched, she felt deeply moved, recalling how Susan

but now she realized that it was Hayden whom she had always been chasing. The trio from those days had come to this situation. While she was reflecting on this, Julian pulled her aside, "So,

and Julian. Julian pressed her against the

I am thinking

disinterest in marriage. Suddenly,

want to

looked up to see this scene. The room, already meticulously decorated, was filled with flowers by the window where a woman in a white dress was tiptoeing to bite a man's

camera at them. Compared to Hayden and Susan, Aurora and Julian seemed more in tune with each other. Aurora, who couldn't quite smile properly with

"Cough, cough."

thunder stolen again by Aurora, Susan coughed softly, prompting the reluctant photographer to

please carry Miss Simmons out to

changed

Barnet and Miss Montgomery, I'd like you to do

capture better material, the

Julian's eyes

it's a

if you drop me, I won't forgive you," Aurora

yes, how dare

years ago on a deck when young Aurora wanted

play a game. I'll be

"The prince?"