Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 422: Redemption

The two of them returned to the villa. Just as they got out of the car, they noticed two people standing at the entrance. Upon seeing the car pull up, the pair hurried to greet

them.

"What are you two doing here?" Aurora asked, her gaze falling on Zachary and Ivy. She hadn't expected to see them at her villa.

The two looked disheveled, their clothing and appearances lacking the polished glamor they once prided themselves on. Ivy, in particular, was bare-faced-so different from her usual meticulous self.

"Aurora, we're here to apologize," Ivy said earnestly, her expression unusually sincere.

"Apologize? Why is it that those words sound so suspicious coming from you two?" Aurora's lips curled into a cold smirk as she recalled how not long ago, Ivy had been wearing an extravagant gown, orchestrating a cruel scheme with beggars to humiliate her. Back then, Ivy's triumphant smile had been anything but apologetic.

"Aurora, I know Zach and I have done many terrible things to you in the past. We came here today to sincerely apologize and hope you can forgive us," Ivy said, reaching out to take Aurora's hand.

Aurora immediately shook her hand off. If their past actions had been mere petty pranks, she might not have been so ruthless. But this... this was different.

apologies. Don't come looking for me again. Even the paternity test has proven there's no blood relation between us," Aurora replied

fine," Ivy said hurriedly. "Aurora, we really are here to apologize. We've reflected a lot these days and realized how wrong

spending her day at work, she hadn't had the opportunity to hear the news. In her eyes, Zachary and Ivy showing

within the Montgomery family, they were unlikely to adjust to their new reality. With no income and the stigma of being illegitimate children, they were undoubtedly the subject of ridicule. It was no surprise that they'd try to grovel for forgiveness and seek a way back into the family. To Aurora, their sudden remorse was nothing but a calculated performance. Yes, people could change, but not in such a short amount of time. And if they had experienced something significant enough to change them, it was likely her own actions-kicking them out of the Montgomery family-that had caused it. She doubted they felt anything but hatred toward her. True repentance? That was laughable. "Apologize? Where was your apology when you drugged me twice and sent thugs to assault me? Where was your apology when you put snakes in my room to scare me? Now that you've been kicked out of

the more enraged she became. She had never wronged them, yet from the moment they entered the Montgomery family,

then. Please, be the bigger person and forgive us. We

life and death. They had then tried to approach some of the well-off acquaintances they'd

lovable-had only done so out of respect for the Montgomery family. Without that family name, they were nothing.

Aurora. Aurora now had wealth and power, and if she wanted, she could undoubtedly help

say it. What are you really here for? Stop putting on this act-I've known you two

clenched her teeth and confessed the truth. As Aurora listened, a flicker of emotion crossed her

thought back to the day she'd stood by the window, watching Genevieve's retreating figure. To think that Genevieve had traded herself to save Zachary... Despite all the terrible things Genevieve had

the court will decide how many

family has connections. We've already suffered enough. Please, just speak on my mother's behalf." Money could move mountains, and Ivy

mistaken about one thing," Aurora retorted. "In the eyes of the law, everyone is equal. I can't help