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

stabilized over the years. For us, there's not much room for growth there, so it's natural to want to expand into international markets. It's no surprise they came here.

Ashy can win it. But seeing the people here

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

it comes to experience, it's not always the deciding factor. Sometimes, it's about the opinions of the collaborators. You need to believe in yourself and

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

also bring her closer to her ultimate goal.

are you planning to get involved?" Julian asked, noticing

so why not give

enough." Julian never

the grand hall. Tonight's banquet was as glamorous as an international awards ceremony. The room was filled with upper-class elites, each as dazzling as a movie star, representing a

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

eat. You must

eaten dinner earlier

over. I'll treat you to a proper meal later tonight,"

tray and began nibbling on her

the evening was surrounded by

wasn't the time

in conversation amid so many others would only end up

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

He was more focused on keeping Irene entertained, clearly using this trip abroad as a

Michael

had always been highly ambitious. He had prepared extensively for this project, but tonight, he

my gosh, her legs are unreal!" Emily exclaimed, pointing in the direction of a tall woman in

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

particularly prominent in Clothville, especially compared to families like the Montgomerys or

shows, Emily likely didn't even know where she'd been at the time. This was her first trip

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