Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 465: Her Man Arrived

Aurora's stomach condition was serious, requiring her to stay in the hospital for observation before being discharged. Asher had cleared his schedule for the day to stay by her side.

Seeing how much he had run around, Aurora urged him to rest on the nearby attendant bed. She, on the other hand, rarely had such free time and picked up a book to pass the hours. However, something strange nagged at her-she had called Julian several times that day, but his phone was always off.

She assumed he was in an important meeting and didn't dwell too much on it. After all, she was nervous about the possibility of a video call. She dreaded him noticing her pale face and finding out she was in the hospital. She could only imagine how worried he would become.

Aurora was a thoughtful and independent woman. If she could avoid troubling others, she always would.

The day passed pleasantly with Asher by her side. They ate together, talked, and the familiarity between them made it feel like old times.

At around 8 p. m., Denis Vukic arrived, carrying several boxes of exquisite pastries. His slightly fatigued expression suggested a long day of work before coming here.

"Does it still hurt?" Denis asked as he set the pastries down and took a seat nearby.

Aurora, however, had grown more distant toward him since that morning's incident. "Mr. Vukic, I'm feeling much better now. Thanks to your timely help bringing me to the hospital last night, I'll only need to stay for one more day of observation. You're such a busy man with so much to handle-there's no need for you to visit me anymore."

Denis noticed the coldness in her tone. Though she still called him "Mr. Vukic" respectfully, her demeanor had completely changed. He glanced at Asher, who was peeling an apple for Aurora and didn't seem to notice Denis's presence.

"Mr. Vukic, would you like some apple?" Asher asked casually. "No, thank you."

Aurora kept her focus on her book, completely ignoring Denis, as though he didn't exist.

and added some salad dressing that Aurora liked. "Here you go, Little

took a piece without looking

conflict between her and Julian. While Denis was not Eric, she couldn't help but wonder if he felt something for her too. It was

your perfumery lessons," Denis offered, breaking the silence. Clearly, he wasn't used to

Vukic, I..." Aurora hesitated. She had already decided that if Asher didn't like her learning from Denis, she would drop it and

Mr. Vukic. It's a privilege for her to learn from someone as experienced as you are.

of them, confused. What game were they playing? Asher had been openly hostile toward him earlier that morning, but now his

he against her interacting with

a delivery package?" she teased, finding

experience all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! Men's minds were as unpredictable as the sea, she thought. While people often said women were hard to understand, Aurora felt

called to confirm the location he had sent. And with Julian involved, what did

with a smile. "I've thought it through. You're so eager to learn perfumery, and Mr. Vukic has agreed to teach you. He's one of the best,

If she were the

would overstep boundaries. And even if he did, Aurora's firm resolve would be

Asher tried to block every single one of

what had transpired earlier but felt drawn to Aurora. There was something about her-a warmth that seemed

didn't fully understand his feelings. He only knew he wanted to

coming here was to learn the best perfumery techniques so she could compete with NE back home. Her company also needed technical expertise, and being able to handle it herself would save