Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Aurora had thought she might see her mother here, but to her surprise, it wasn't her mother who came. Instead, it was someone named Mio Walsh, who was likely a relative.

But if he was a relative, why had he looked at her with such an expression? Aurora's sharp instincts told her that his gaze was far from friendly.

"What are you looking at?" Asher noticed Aurora was zoning out, her face cold and distant. His voice broke her thoughts.

"Nothing." Aurora had already heard bits and pieces about the R family from Denis. There was a good chance this Mio Walsh was one of the people opposing her mother.

"Little Bunny, I'm sorry. The car broke down on the way and delayed me. I made you wait." Julian rushed over, his tone apologetic.

"It's fine." Aurora smiled softly and took Julian's arm. "Let's go in."

"Alright."

Asher and Gore followed them into the hotel.

"Julian, don't you have any interest in this project?" Aurora asked.

"If it were before, I might have. But I'm swamped right now. The projects I'm handling are already overwhelming, and I don't have the bandwidth to consider anything new.

If the projects I'm working on succeed, the investment required is enormous. Almost all my liquid funds will be tied up. This Nordic project is also a major investment, so I can't take it on right now."

Smaller projects weren't an issue, but the key was that both of Julian's current projects were massive investments. He still had many ongoing projects in Clothville that required capital.

To fund his current projects, Julian even had to take out loans. If he were to add another major project, even if he secured it, he wouldn't be able to manage it.

Besides, the competition for this project was intense. Julian didn't want to expend time and effort fighting for something he wasn't likely to get.

Honestly, if Aurora hadn't been here today, Julian wouldn't have bothered to come at all.

project is pretty attractive. Even people like

it's natural to want to expand into international markets. It's no surprise they came here. This project is indeed

But seeing the people here today,

crowd, she could tell this project was going to be tough. Among the attendees were numerous well-established

opinions of the collaborators. You

attention to this project. But after learning that Asher was here, she began

from scratch. It would also bring her closer to

get involved?" Julian asked, noticing Michael Bardem's name on her

already here, so why

never doubted her

as glamorous as an international awards ceremony. The room was filled with upper-class elites, each as dazzling as a movie

events in New York before, so she wasn't unfamiliar with the atmosphere. Julian, noticing her hunger, guided her

to eat. You must

eaten dinner earlier when she came over with

I'll treat you to a proper meal later tonight," Julian said, handing

took a tray and

of the evening was surrounded by a crowd of

attendees knew this wasn't the time

impression in a crowd. Second, trying to engage in conversation amid so many others would only end up being superficial. After a long exchange of pleasantries, the host might

wasn't in a hurry. Neither was Asher, who silently observed the people

his side, didn't seem particularly interested in the project. He was more focused on keeping Irene

Michael Bardem's whereabouts or how to

ambitious. He had prepared

legs are unreal!"

was indeed a Victoria's Secret model. Long legs were to be expected, but he'd seen plenty before and didn't find

or the Simmons. Emily, with her carefree personality, didn't

the

"Oh."

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