Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 455: Alone

When she asked what she was curious about, Denis Vukic's brows lifted slightly with interest. "Go ahead," he said.

"Yesterday on the plane, when there was turbulence, how did you know it would calm down in exactly twenty seconds?" Aurora had been amazed at the time. This man seemed almost supernatural-he could easily set up a fortune-telling booth.

"I calculated it based on the cloud patterns," Denis replied nonchalantly. Aurora, who had been too terrified to even open her eyes during the turbulence, couldn't fathom how he'd had the presence of mind to look at the clouds. Thinking back, though, Denis had been seated by the window.

So, while everyone else was panicking about a potential crash, he had been calmly analyzing the situation.

"Mr. Vukic, you're incredible," Aurora said sincerely, full of admiration.

"I used to fly planes," Denis stated matter-of-factly. Aurora stared at him, stunned. This man was extraordinary.

He had flown planes before? She wanted to ask more, but a glance at Denis's expression stopped her. There were certain things a stranger like her shouldn't pry into. A knock on the door interrupted them. An assistant entered, carrying two high-end lunchboxes from a nearby restaurant-Denis's favorite dishes. Each box was worth about a hundred dollars.

"Let's eat," Denis said as he returned to his seat. Aurora had already tried twice to leave, but he'd refused both times. She gave up and sat down to eat.

"Thank you," she murmured.

Seated face-to-face, Denis ate in silence. His movements were elegant but swift, leaving Aurora wondering if he'd been in the military.

He said he used to fly planes-could he have been a pilot? But given his status, that didn't seem likely.

Aurora didn't dare ask more. She picked at her food, grateful that at least she didn't have to drink the bitter herbal tea he'd offered before-she'd narrowly escaped that ordeal.

In less than five minutes, Denis had polished off his meal. True to his personality, not a single grain of rice was left behind. He wiped his hands clean and tidied the table.

Aurora, meanwhile, had barely eaten a third of her meal. There was no way she could match his speed.

Just as she was about to declare herself full, she noticed Denis staring at her intently.

"Um... Mr. Vukic, are you still hungry?" she asked nervously.

enough for her to offer him food from

"I'm full," Denis replied.

was speechless. If he was full, why was

she said quickly, feeling too self-conscious to eat under his gaze. Denis frowned at her barely-touched meal. Did

assuming this was just his way

agreement is off. I won't watch you eat, if that helps," he

choice but to keep eating. To her surprise, the food was quite good, and she eventually managed to finish

to his word, Denis didn't look at her directly while she ate. But out of the corner of his eye, he

through contracts and documents, his thoughts strayed. Do all women eat

tidied the table after finishing her meal.

How much longer until he was done

decided to keep herself occupied. "Mr.

that she stayed by his side. He wasn't restricting her

is eagerly waiting for you! Aurora picked up a few business magazines and started flipping through them. The afternoon sunlight streamed

the combination of warmth and quiet soon made

she entered, Denis's attention had been half on her. His usual efficiency

due to jet lag. She had only recently

was only early

up quietly and walked over to her. She had fallen asleep on the couch, books scattered around her. Her dark hair framed her face softly, and under the sunlight,

had memorized it on the

he rarely showed. His fingers itched to touch her cheek, to see if it was as soft as it

he could, his eyes landed

her middle finger. The sunlight caught the diamond, casting

She was engaged.

this beautiful-who wouldn't want to

up slightly, like a sleeping shrimp. Denis

his fingers typing on the keyboard. Even when his secretary came in, Denis sent her away immediately. He didn't want