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.

pretty attractive. Even people like Nick and Kyle are here,"

much room for growth there, so it's natural to want to expand into international markets. It's no surprise they

But seeing the people here today, it's

crowd, she could tell this project was going to be tough.

it's about the opinions of the collaborators.

after learning that Asher was here, she began to feel a competitive

her closer to her ultimate goal. Aurora pulled out her phone and carefully read

involved?" Julian asked, noticing

here, so why not give

never doubted her

banquet was as glamorous as an international awards ceremony. The room was filled

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

something to eat. You must

am, a little." Aurora hadn't eaten dinner earlier when

you to a proper meal later tonight," Julian said, handing her a slice

tray and began nibbling

the evening was surrounded by a crowd

wasn't the time to approach

in a crowd. Second, trying to engage in conversation amid so many others

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

more focused on keeping Irene entertained, clearly

wasn't even paying attention to Michael Bardem's whereabouts or

on the other hand, had always been highly ambitious. He had prepared extensively for this project, but tonight, he had an unexpected

are unreal!" Emily exclaimed, pointing in the direction of a tall woman in the

indeed a Victoria's Secret model. Long legs were to be expected, but he'd seen plenty

families like the Montgomerys or the

at the time. This

"Oh."

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