Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 407: A Surprise from Little Bunny

Aurora couldn't help but worry about Genevieve. She watched from the window as Genevieve left the Montgomery family estate, her figure radiating a kind of forlorn desolation that was hard to put into words.

If Genevieve hadn't done so many despicable things, Aurora might have offered her help. But every time she thought of the suffering her mother endured, or the countless times Genevieve had tried to kill her, her resolve hardened.

Each memory reminded her of just how cruel and venomous Genevieve truly was. Logic and emotion both screamed at her to stay away. Helping Genevieve would be like saving a snake frozen in ice-once revived, it would only turn around and bite her. Aurora shut the window and returned to her bed, picking up her phone to call Julian. She wondered if he had finished his dinner yet.

"Julian, are you done eating?" Aurora asked.

"Yeah, I just dropped Mona off at her hotel. How's everything on your end?" Julian replied, just settling into his car but hadn't yet started it.

"It's all sorted. Genevieve actually knelt down and begged my father to save Zachary. As if I'd let that happen! What, so Zachary can come out and stab me in the back again?" Aurora scoffed coldly.

"No matter what you decide, I'll always support you," Julian said warmly, though his tone grew softer, almost pleading. "So... does this mean we can finally spend some time together tonight?"

Aurora could hear the faint trace of frustration in his voice. She knew he was holding back. Even earlier, when Mona had thrown herself at him in a desperate attempt to seduce him, he hadn't reacted at all. Yet just one phone call from her had him completely undone.

Mona's parting words had been crude but true-men are simple creatures, driven by desire. The key difference, however, was that Julian only had eyes for Aurora.

Aurora smiled mischievously. She thought of her "secret weapon," a little surprise she had prepared but hadn't yet used.

should head back to your

resigned. He would never push her

night to

a little frustrated, while Aurora immediately sprang into action. She wasn't going to let the night end like this-not when she owed Julian a surprise for

right next to Julian's,

rascal!" Mrs. Hill, the housekeeper, exclaimed when she saw Aurora creeping in through the door. She grabbed a

me, Mrs. Hill!" Aurora quickly revealed herself,

didn't Mr. Barnet come home with you

next two days off and get some rest," Aurora said, eager to clear the house of anyone who might spoil her

I'll be back in two days!" she chirped, quickly removing her apron and practically

prepare. She took a

but tonight was special. She spritzed on Julian's favorite scent, adding an intoxicating layer to her transformation. In the mirror, she hardly recognized herself. The woman staring back

of her closet, she retrieved her secret weapon. Would he

was nervous, for once. Usually, Julian was the one throwing himself at her. This time, she was the one taking the

Julian's voice came through,

I just remembered-I left a gift for you in my bedroom. I forgot to give it to you earlier. Could you go

perked up instantly. "A gift? What kind of gift?" His curiosity was

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get there," Aurora teased, a sly smile tugging at her lips. There