Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 363: Joaquin's Invitation

Aurora had just seen off two visitors and was in high spirits, waiting for Julian to pick her up. However, instead of Julian's car, a black luxury vehicle pulled up in front of her.

"Miss Montgomery, Mr. Alvarez would like to see you. Please come with us," a few black-clad bodyguards descended from the car.

"Do I have to go just because he wants to see me?"

Aurora recognized one of them as Joaquin's secretary.

"Miss Montgomery, unfortunately, you don't have much choice in the matter. I'm only responsible for bringing people over. If you don't cooperate, don't blame me for offending you," the secretary said meticulously.

Aurora glanced around at the several people; they were clearly well-trained professionals, and her chances of escaping were virtually nil. 'Well, it's not like Joaquin is going to eat me, right?" "Fine, I'll come along," Aurora said as she got into the car and quickly made a phone call to Julian. Upon hearing that she was being taken to the Alvarez family, Julian hurried towards their location.

Before Joaquin had even seen Aurora, he received Julian's call, "I'm telling you, if you dare lay a finger on her, you and I are done!"

Hearing the roaring voice, Joaquin raised an eyebrow, "Don't worry, she won't die."

It wasn't long before Aurora was brought to the Alvarez family. It was her first visit to the Alvarez estate, which, unlike the quiet Montgomery family castle, was lively. The Alvarez family's two sons still lived in the villa, so the place was bustling. As people age, they fear loneliness, and with the grandchildren wanting more shares from Joaquin, no one had left the villa.

The situation in the Alvarez family was different from that in the Montgomery family; Oswaldo had only one son, Magnus, so there was no competition. Joaquin had three sons, two of whom were mediocre, except for his eldest son's child Hayden, who was quite exceptional. Although Julian, his youngest, was Joaquin's primary concern, fortunately, he had left the Alvarez family, and the other two sons had no intention of leaving. The villa's assets were substantial, and for their own interests, everyone was fiercely competitive.

Aurora's awkward position within the Montgomery family, Mary wasn't optimistic about her relationship

lukewarm at best, in stark contrast to her enthusiastic greeting of Susan later on. Seeing Aurora enter, Mary, who had previously disliked her and now despised her for disrupting the relationship between Susan and Hayden, greeted

with Hayden; she would always carefully please Mary. When Hayden was present, Mary was somewhat warmer to her, but in his absence, she was as cold as she was now. Back then, Aurora had treated her like royalty, careful not to anger her future mother-in-law. She liked Hayden and, by extension, wanted to like Mary as well, despite Mary's many difficulties,

Mary's cold demeanor, she simply said dismissively, "You think I wanted to come? In this lifetime, I want nothing to do with

first time Aurora and Mary had met alone since her return, and Mary realized that she was no longer the timid girl she once knew. While her face was still as delicate as ever, her presence had grown much stronger,

to my son like a plaster before? I warn you, Hayden is now very close to Susan, and they are officially married. If you still

Aurora just sneered with contempt: "Rest assured, I will have nothing to do with your precious son in this lifetime. Just keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't come looking for me. I

she spoke, Aurora flashed the ring on her hand, the exquisite ring making

we should be sisters-in-law now,

to provoke

waiting for you in the study, don't

retorted coldly. The secretary stepped forward, "Madam, Miss Montgomery is

dared not defy Joaquin and hurriedly cleared the path, remembering yesterday's incident at the wedding

in Mary's heart; originally, Joaquin had promised that once Hayden married, he would transfer the shares to him. However, with

only to divide the shares with Julian but also to extend his favoritism to Aurora as well? Once the two ascended to the study, Mary quickly called Hayden, urging him

stairs slowly; the Alvarez family's decor was dark and somber, every detail reflecting

said the secretary as he led her to the door. Aurora knocked on the