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.

into bite-sized pieces and added some salad dressing that Aurora liked. "Here

Aurora took a piece without

of Eric from before. Back then, she hadn't even realized Eric's interest in her until it nearly caused a 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 better

your perfumery lessons," Denis offered, breaking the silence.

Vukic, I..." Aurora hesitated. She had already decided that if Asher didn't like her learning from

Asher interrupted, "That sounds great, Mr. Vukic. It's a privilege for her to learn from someone

were they playing? Asher had been openly

Asher. Wasn't he against her interacting with

teased, finding his words oddly

Men's

was that Asher had already enlisted help. Moments ago, that help had called to confirm the location he had sent. And with Julian involved, what did Denis Vukic even

Fox," Asher said 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

she were the kind of person who wavered easily, he would've had his chance long ago-there'd be no need to

well-regarded in the business world. Asher didn't believe he would overstep boundaries. And even if he did,

to block every single one of

as you're willing, I'm happy to teach you," Denis said. He didn't know what had transpired earlier but felt drawn to Aurora. There was something about her-a warmth that

He only knew he

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